Juvenile Delinquency II - The Impact of Judicial Intervention

• NCJ Number: 101564
• Author(s): J Junger-Tas; M Junger
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 66 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Netherlands Ministerie Van Justice; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Netherlands

Annotation

In this followup study, interviews with and judicial data on a stratified net sample of 543 Dutch juveniles were analyzed to examine the causes of delinquent behavior and the effect of judicial intervention on later behavior.

Abstract

The study was conducted in 1983, 2 years after the initial study. The sample included juveniles who did not report any offense, reported offenses but no police contacts, and reported offenses and unofficial police contacts. Delinquency was measured on the basis of seven offenses, and problem behavior was operationalized by drug use, running away from home, and truancy. Judicial contacts were measured by questioning subjects and examining police and prosecutors' files. Social integration was measured by the use of family, school, and leisure indexes and the nature of the peer group. Changes in social integration correlated with changes in delinquent behavior, but there was no significant relationship between judicial contacts and subsequent delinquency. There was a significant relationship between earlier and later judicial contacts. Footnotes and 22 tables.