'Hidden Delinquency' in Korea

• NCJ Number: 106656
• Journal: Crime and Delinquency Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1987) Pages: 425-432
• Author(s): Y-H Shim
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This article was presented at the Fourth Asian Pacific Conference on Juvenile Delinquency, held in Tokyo and Kobe, Japan, November 10-17, 1985.

Annotation

Self-reported misbehavior among Korean youths is reported for samples of male workers and high school students in Kwanju, Chonnam, Korea.

Abstract

The data indicate that petty misconduct is widespread, but serious delinquency is much less common. Differential handling of juvenile offenders is also examined, as are causal factors in delinquency. (Author abstract)