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CRIMINAL PSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS - THEIR CRIMINALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL PROGNOSES - JAPAN

NCJ Number
28793
Journal
ACTA CRIMINOLOGIAE ET MEDICINAE LEGALIS JAPONICA Volume: 39 Issue: 5-6 Dated: (DECEMBER 1973) Pages: 173-192
Author(s)
Y MIYAMOTO
Date Published
1973
Length
20 pages
Annotation
TWELVE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF THE CRIMINAL AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF 213 MALE DELINQUENTS REFERRED TO A PSYCHIATRIST AT THE DISPENSARY OF A JAPANESE COURT OF FAMILY AFFAIRS.
Abstract
THE SUBJECTS WERE STUDIED DURING TWO SIX-YEAR PERIODS BEFORE AND AFTER THE AGE OF 20. THEIR HISTORIES WERE CATEGORIZED IN TERMS OF ONSET, INTERVAL, AND DIRECTION OF THEIR CRIMES. PROVIDED ARE STATISTICS ON PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, FAMILY HISTORY, AND PATTERNS OF OFFENSE. --IN JAPANESE, SUMMARY IN ENGLISH.