ADMINISTERING JUVENILE JUSTICE IN AN URBAN SETTING STRUCTURE AND PROCESS IN PERSPECTIVE

• NCJ Number: 32307
• Author(s): M B FABRICANT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 328 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY - DISSERTATION

Annotation

STUDY UNDERTAKEN TO ANALYZE AND DESCRIBE THE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO REGULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE DELINQUENT FROM THE POINTS OF VIEW OF BOTH DELINQUENT AND AGENT.

Abstract

THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE POLICE, COURT, TREATMENT AND CONTROL FACILITIES INVOLVED IN APPREHENDING, JUDGING, CONTROLLING, AND TREATING THE JUVENILE OFFENDER IN CARLISLE CITY (MA) ARE DESCRIBED. THE ROLE OF THE DELINQUENT AND AGENT IN DEFINING INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCES IS ALSO EXAMINED. A FLEXIBLE RESEARCH DESIGN MAKING USE OF PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION WAS USED TO GATHER DATA ON THE INTERACTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES OF OFFENDER AND REGULATIVE AGENT.