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YOUTH CRIME PLAGUE

NCJ Number
42296
Journal
Time Volume: 110 Issue: 2 Dated: (1977) Pages: 18-20,25-26,28
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEGREE AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE JUVENILE CRIME PROBLEM IN AMERICA.
Abstract
EVERY MAJOR CITY IS TROUBLED BY THE YOUTH CRIME PLAGUE, ACCORDING TO THIS STORY. THE JUVENILE TROUBLEMAKERS HAVE COMMITTED A HOST OF BIZARRE AND CRUEL CRIMES, WILLFULLY FLAUNTING THE LAW. AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LET-UP IN SIGHT. THE AUTHORS OFFER SOME OF THE STATISTICS OF YOUTH CRIME, AND DESCRIBE ATTEMPTS TO BRING IT TO AN END. CAUSES AND CURES ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS THE DIFFICULTIES OF JUVENILE COURTS IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM....BDS