TOWARD A TYPOLOGY OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS - IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY AND PREVENTION

• NCJ Number: 17761
• Author(s): S GLUECK; E GLUECK
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 219 pages
• Sale Source: Grune and Stratton, Inc
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DEVELOPS THREE TYPES OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS BASED UPON A MEASURE OF DEFINED PREDICTIVE FACTORS AND DISCUSSES IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF EACH TYPE.

Abstract

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FAMILY BACKGROUND ARE THE TWO BRAND CATEGORIES EXAMINED IN PLACING AN OFFENDER IN ONE OF THE THREE TYPES. SUPERVISION BY MOTHER, DISCIPLINE BY MOTHER, AND COHESIVENESS OF THE FAMILY ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR FACTORS FOR ASSESSMENT IN AN OFFENDER'S FAMILY BACKGROUND. ADVENTUROUSNESS, DEFIANCE, AND ACQUISITIVENESS ARE THREE OF THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS DEEMED IMPORTANT IN MEASURING TENDENCIES TOWARD ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE THREE TYPES OF DELINQUENTS IN CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD ARE DISCUSSED. USES OF THE TYPOLOGY FOR THE CLINICIAN ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. FAMILY LIFE, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION FACILITIES, AND THE COORDINATION OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES ARE DISCUSSED AS IMPORTANT FOCI FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION EFFORTS.