PREDICTION OF RECIDIVISM - THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION SCALE (EDS), A METHOD OF ASSESSING DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION AND BEHAVIORAL DEVIANCY

• NCJ Number: 3291
• Author(s): W O JENKINS
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 6 pages
• Sale Source: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION SCALE, AN OBJECTIVE MEANS OF ASSESSING AND PREDICTING RECIDIVISM IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION OR SUPPORT.

Abstract

THIS INVESTIGATION INDICATES A CLEAR-CUT DIFFERENTIATION OF RECIDIVISTS FROM NON-RECIDIVISTS IN TERMS OF THE EXTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT OR DEPRIVATION CHARACTERIZING THE TWO GROUPS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)