COMPARISON OF CORRECTIVE EFFECTS OF PROBATION AND DETENTION ON MALE JUVENILE OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 15071
• Journal: British Journal of Criminology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1974) Pages: 49-62
• Author(s): J Kraus
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

FIVE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY COMPARING THE CRIMINAL CAREERS OF 223 MALE JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA WHO WERE GIVEN PROBATION, AND 223 OFFENDERS WHO WERE PUT IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

THE OFFENDERS IN THE TWO GROUPS WERE MATCHED BY AGE AT THE TIME OF SENTENCE, YEAR OF SENTENCE, TYPE OF OFFENSE, AGE AT THE TYPE OF FIRST OFFENSE, NUMBER AND TYPES OF PREVIOUS OFFENSES, AND NUMBER OF PREVIOUS COMMITTALS TO AN INSTITUTION. RECIDIVISM WAS FOUND TO BE HIGHER AFTER DETENTION THAN AFTER PROBATION FOR ALL BUT MOTOR VEHICLE AND GENERAL BEHAVIOR PROBLEM OFFENDERS. RECIDIVISTS ALSO COMMITTED MORE VIOLENT CRIMES AFTER BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED. HOWEVER, FIRST OFFENDERS COMMITTED MORE SEX OFFENSES AFTER PROBATION. THE STUDY INCLUDES OTHER CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CATEGORIES.