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ATTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY BY JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

NCJ Number
18916
Author(s)
C E MOAN
Date Published
1968
Length
134 pages
Annotation
INVESTIGATES THE ATTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIAL, INTERPERSONAL SITUATIONS BY JUVENILE DELINQUENTS AND NON-DELINQUENTS.
Abstract
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS AND THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY ARE COMPARED WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH NON-DELINQUENT CHILDREN. IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN IF THE PATTERN OF ATTRIBUTING RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS DIFFERS WITH AGE AMONG THE THREE GROUPS, AND WHAT, IF PRESENT, THESE DIFFERENCES ARE, THE STUDY CROSSES THREE AGE LEVELS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)