NCJ Number
30321
Journal
ANNALES DE VAUCRESSON Issue: 10 Dated: (1972) Pages: 13-126
Date Published
1972
Length
43 pages
Annotation
THE COMPILATION AND INTERPRETATION OF FRENCH JUVENILE DELINQUENCY STATISTICS FROM 1825 TO 1968 ARE EXAMINED TO IDENTIFY FACTORS OF DISTORTION AND IMPROVED METHODS OF PREPARATION.
Abstract
FACTORS OF DISTORTION INCLUDE CHANGING LEGISLATION, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES. OTHER FACTORS ARE INADVERTANT AS WELL AS DELIBERATE ERRORS IN COMPILATIONS BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. PROPOSED IS A PERMANENT AND CONTINUING SURVEY OF A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF FRENCH JUVENILES BY A TEAM OF STATISTICAL SPECIALISTS. --IN FRENCH, SUMMARY IN ENGLISH