NCJ Number
4315
Journal
American Sociological Review Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1972) Pages: 93-99
Date Published
1972
Length
7 pages
Annotation
THE EFFECT OF INCOME AND RACE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY DISRUPTION AND SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENSE.
Abstract
THE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS (1) THAT CHILDREN CHARGED WITH DELINQUENCY LIVE IN DISRUPTED FAMILIES SUBSTANTIALLY MORE OFTEN THAN CHILDREN IN THE GENERAL POPULATION, (2) THAT CHILDREN REFERRED FOR MORE SERIOUS DELINQUENCY ARE MORE LIKELY TO COME FROM INCOMPLETE FAMILIES THAN JUVENILES CHARGED WITH MINOR OFFENSES, AND (3) THAT FAMILY INCOME IS A MORE IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DELINQUENCY REFERRAL AND FAMILY SITUATION THAN AGE, SEX, OR URBAN-RURAL RESIDENCE, BUT THAT IT MAY NOT BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN RACE.