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

• NCJ Number: 32346
• Author(s): H MESCHEMBERG
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 38 pages
• Grant Number(s): RESEARCH GRANT 17/1973
• Sponsoring Agency: Criminology Research Council
• Corporate Author: South Australian Dept for Community Welfare
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

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.