JUVENILE DELINQUENT NOBODY KNOWS

• NCJ Number: 13685
• Journal: BEYOND TIME Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1973-74) Pages: 1-12
• Author(s): B Haney; M Gold
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Connecticut Justice Academy
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OBJECTIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR OF 125 TEENAGERS IS COMPARED WITH THEIR SELF-REPORTED ACTIONS.

Abstract

POPULAR IMAGES OF THE DELINQUENT ARE EXPLORED, AND MISCONCEPTIONS ARE REVEALED, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONCERNING THE FACTORS OF SEX, RACE, AGE, SOCIAL CLASS, GROUP BEHAVIOR, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, JUVENILE ATTITUDES, AND NUMBER AND KIND OF OFFENSES.