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NEBRASKA - JUVENILE OFFENSES PROCESSED BY COUNTY COURTS - JUVENILE COURT REPORT, 1976

NCJ Number
43624
Author(s)
R Hall
Date Published
1976
Length
35 pages
Annotation
PROCESSED JUVENILE COURT DATA AND THE ANALYSES PERFORMED UPON THIS DATA ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR DESCRIBING JUVENILES WHO HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE JUVENILE COURT ARE SUMMARIZED. THESE FACTORS FALL INTO TWO GROUPS: (1) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENDER'S ENVIRONMENT; AND (2) PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENDER. THE SECTIONS DEAL WITH SEX, ETHNIC GROUP, AGE, EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOL STATUS, AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS. TABLES AND FIGURES RELEVANT TO THE TEXT OF EACH SECTION ARE PRESENTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT SECTION; SEVERAL TABLES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT HAVE BEEN APPENDED.

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