BRIEF STUDY OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG THE AFRICAN AND COLOURED COMMUNITIES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE JOHANNESBURG MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT

• NCJ Number: 28684
• Author(s): H FINE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 39 pages
• Corporate Author: P O Box 97
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: South Africa

Annotation

STATISTICS AND NARRATIVE INTERPRETATION ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BROKEN DOWN BY RACE AND PROVINCE.

Abstract

THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS RELEVANT TO JUVENILE STATUS, DELINQUENCY, AND COURT JURISDICTION ARE OUTLINED. EACH DISTRICT'S REFORM SCHOOLS; PLACES OF SAFETY, DETENTION, AND/OR CARE; OBSERVATION CENTERS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOLS; CHILDREN'S HOMES; AND APPROVED AGENCIES ARE LISTED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE POPULATIONS. STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED ON JUVENILES IN CUSTODY AND PRISON BROKEN DOWN BY AGE, SEX, RACE, OFFENSE, AND DISTRICT. AGE, OFFENSE, SENTENCE, AND THE PRESENCE OF PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS ARE NOTED FOR EACH CASE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY HEARD IN JOHANNESBURG IN 1972.