NCJ Number
12507
Date Published
1970
Length
67 pages
Annotation
SURVEY OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG SIXTH GRADERS IN MARION COUNTY SCHOOLS IN 1968 TO PROVIDE BASE-LINE DATA ON THE INCIDENCE AND NATURE OF WEST VIRGINIA DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
CHAPTER I PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF DELINQUENCY AMONG A SAMPLE OF SIXTH-GRADE BOYS. THIS CHAPTER REPRESENTS ANALYSIS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE PRESENT PROJECT, BUT SINCE IT IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE ANALYSIS OF FEMALE DATA AND THE MALE-FEMALE COMPARISON, IT IS INCLUDED HERE FOR REFERENCE. CHAPTER II DEALS WITH DELINQUENCY AMONG SIXTH-GRADE GIRLS, AND CHAPTER III SUMMARIZES THE COMPARISON BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS. ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE DATA COLLECTED IS PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)