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JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1972-1975 - A SOCIOLOGICAL PILOT STUDY

NCJ Number
32346
Author(s)
H Meschemberg
Date Published
1974
Length
38 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON JUVENILE OFFENDERS' OCCUPATIONAL STATUS, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, FAMILY STABILITY, AND PERSONAL HEALTH.
Abstract
MORE SPECIFICALLY, DATA ARE REPORTED ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE OFFENDER; THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS TO APPEARANCES IN JUVENILE COURT OR BEFORE A JUVENILE AID PANEL; MOBILITY; AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY STABILITY TO RE-OFFENDING. IN ADDITION, FIRST OFFENDERS WERE COMPARED WITH RECIDIVISTS.

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