NCJ Number
14475
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1974) Pages: 70-79
Date Published
1974
Length
10 pages
Annotation
PERSONAL VARIABLES FOR 105 SUCCESSFUL FEMALE JUVENILE PAROLEES WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR 105 PAROLEES WHO WERE RETURNED TO THE INSTITUTION DURING THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF PAROLE.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE STATISTICALLY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONNAL VARIABLES WHICH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FEMALE JUVENILE RECIDIVISTS AND NONRECIDIVISTS. FROM DATA OBTAINED SOLELY FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS, 104 VARIBLES WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF AVAILABILITY AND OBJECTIVITY. THE 210 SUBJECTS OF THIS STUDY CONSISTED OF 105 RECIDIVISTS AND 105 NONRECIDIVISTS FROM AN OHIO GIRLS' TRAINING SCHOOL. RESULTS SUGGEST THAT EARLY AGE AT THE ONSET OF DELINQUENCY, LESS FORMAL EDUCATION, AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH RECIDIVISM AMONG GIRLS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)