JUVENILE OFFENDERS, GROUPED ACCORDING TO TYPE OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR AND THEIR PARENTS - INTELLIGENCE, ACHIEVEMENT AND FAMILY INTERACTION

• NCJ Number: 29025
• Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1974) Pages: 68-76
• Author(s): L WILGOSH; D PAITICH
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Criminal Justice Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

STANDARDIZED QUESTIONNAIRES AND TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO 186 ADOLESCENT DELINQUENTS AND THEIR PARENTS AS PART OF THEIR ASSESSMENT AT THE TORONTO, CANADA JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT CLINIC.

Abstract

THE STUDY INDICATED THAT THE YOUNGER CHILDREN TENDED TO REACT AGAINST THEIR ENVIRONMENTS MORE VIOLENTLY AND DESTRUCTIVELY WITH SUCH CRIMES AS PETTY THEFT AND ASSAULT, WHEREAS THE OLDER DELINQUENTS TENDED TO REACT BY REJECTING THEIR SURROUNDINGS THROUGH VAGRANCY OR TRUANCY. THE FAMILY QUESTIONNAIRE FINDINGS INDICATE THE NECESSITY OF EXAMINING FACTORS OF DISCIPLINE, CONTROL, AND AFFECTION IN ASSESSING THE CASES. --SUMMARY IN FRENCH