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NEW YORK - DELINQUENTS IN FOSTER CARE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1973

NCJ Number
27414
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DELINQUENT POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK STATE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND COMPARES THE TRAITS OF THE NEW YORK CITY DELINQUENT POPULATION WITH THOSE RESIDING IN THE REST OF THE STATE.
Abstract
AMONG THE TRAITS DESCRIBED ARE AGE, SEX, ETHNIC GROUP, RELIGION OF PARENT, CIVIL STATUS, TIME IN CARE, AND TYPE OF CARE. WHENEVER APPROPRIATE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELINQUENT POPULATION ARE ALSO COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE ENTIRE FOSTER CARE POPULATION.