Dissertations / Theses: 'Juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency Juvenile justice'

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Bond, Christine E. W. "Vulnerable girls, resilient boys? : gender, officials' assessments and the processing of juvenile offenders /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8926.

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Corbett, Jaynee LeAnn. "Parental Influence on Juvenile Delinquency." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1558524002978951.

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Lewis, Denise Y. "Juvenile Delinquency: An Examination of the Disproportionality of Minority vs. Non-Minority Juvenile Offenders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1240968065.

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Parks, Alisha B. "The Effects of Family Structure on Juvenile Delinquency." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2279.

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Studies show that family structure is an important factor in explaining delinquency among adolescents (Price & Kunz, 2003). There is a lack of research, however, pertaining to cohabitation. The main goals of this study are to determine if there are variations in delinquency between cohabitating and other family types, and to examine the extent to which parental social control measures account for the variation in delinquency by family structure. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) are used for the purposes of this study (n = 4,389). While there are no significant differences in violent delinquency between cohabitating families and other family types, results indicate that adolescents from cohabitating families have a greater odds of engaging in nonviolent delinquency compared to those from 2- biological-parent families, although reaching only marginal significance. This difference, however, is explained once parental social control factors are accounted for in the models.

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Lee, Shuk-yi Maggy. "Care and control of juvenile deliquents in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1989. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12922596.

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Richardson, Norma L. "The Juvenile Justice System: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Program." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2014. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/8.

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Juvenile delinquency in the nation’s cities, suburbs, and rural communities has been considered a longstanding problem with severe implications for not only youth offenders but their families and communities as well. The source of juvenile delinquency has been attributed to a number of factors including the breakdown of the family, antisocial behavior as a result of the child’s environment, and rapid urbanization of America’s cities. No matter the source, the problem of juvenile delinquency has been addressed by a variety of stakeholders including law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and school systems with the purpose of diminishing the problem. The current climate of juvenile justice reform is shifting toward prevention and intervention, rather than complete suppression by way of detainment. According to the theoretical framework applied to this study, a consideration for understanding forms of deviance relates to social controls and the presumption that conformity is not intrinsically accepted, but is the result of internal and external motivations or factors. This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Youth Against Violence (YAV) program, which focused its efforts on reducing juvenile delinquency in the community and assisting youth to meet bond conditions in order to reenroll in traditional public schools. Participants were referred to the YAV program by court order, school referral, or parent/self referral for participation in an 8-week intervention and prevention program to help rehabilitate offenders for the purpose of successful re-entry into the community and completion of their education in public schools. To determine program effectiveness, this study utilized several independent variables including parental involvement, participant demographics, gang membership/affiliation, program curriculum, frequency of contact with law enforcement, family history with law enforcement, and extended family support. These variables were selected to measure participants’ perception of YAV program effectiveness. This mixed method analysis utilized participant surveys, focus groups with former participants, parents of former participants, and interviews with YAV personnel. The research concludes by identifying the significant relationships between the dependent and independent variables revealed in descriptive and correlative statistics. The research also discusses the emergent themes related to program effectiveness that were identified in qualitative analysis. Finally, the research provides recommendations for program practice, juvenile justice policy, and future rehabilitative and reentry research based on the research findings to assist practitioners with the development of prevention and intervention programs that can effectively deter youth from engaging in delinquency.

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Smith, Amber Lee. "The Influence of Family Dynamics in Predicting Juvenile Delinquency." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1620077045159277.

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Buchholz, Maria Mae. "Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Programs in the Prevention of Juvenile Crime." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27330.

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This study examined how restorative justice programs impact the probability of recidivism among juvenile offenders. It compared juveniles who completed restorative justice programs versus juveniles who were released with warning from the courts. Both groups were compared to determine if restorative justice juveniles outcomes differed based on recidivism. Logistic regression showed that restorative justice programs had statistically significant increased odds of recidivating when compared to juveniles released with a warning. However, when the groups of restorative justice were disaggregated, only the adjudicated juveniles were statistically significant. Survival time analysis showed that restorative justice juveniles have longer survival times of recidivism when compared to juveniles released with a warning. Suggestions for further research and analysis are discussed with respect to the current results.

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Chan, Tsui-san Loretta. "An enquiry into the attitudes of youth towards law and the legal system and their relationship with youth delinquency." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1992. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1341768X.

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Yau, Shu-fung Dave. "A consumer study of the impact of the criminal justice system on the young offenders' criminal career /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13990895.

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Anthony, Charlotte Center. "Child abuse and juvenile delinquency: A review of the literature." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1180.

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There seems to be common agreement among practitioners and researchers in Criminal Justice that youth who are abused often become participants in the juvenile justice system. The current literature finds considerable evidence to support this position. However, some questions concerning the relationship between child abuse and juvenile delinquency remain. Specifically, how direct, or casual, is the link between the two? Are different groups of youth, such as Hispanic famales uniquely affected?

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Johnson, Dustin Paul Rodeheaver Daniel Gilbert. "Gender and juvenile case processing a look at Texas /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-11030.

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Burns, Caitlin E. "Examining Juvenile Delinquency Contributors through Life-Course and Strain Theory." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2306.

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For years the causes of juvenile delinquency have drawn a lot of attention from the scientific community and have become a widely studied concept in research literature. Causes of juvenile delinquency have become an important aspect of criminological study because with the knowledge of what contributes to delinquency, the scientific community can possibly slow down the continuous act of offending, also known as continuity, through implementation of prevention strategies. Criminological theory is used to define and help understand why certain contributors are the foundation for juvenile delinquency, along with the continuity of crime for an adolescent but also what factors contribute to a decrease in criminal activity, known as desistance. Some predictors of juvenile delinquency that researchers have focused on are the individual characteristics such as peer influence, family environment, parenting styles, school environment, and community structure (Shreck, Fisher, & Miller, 2004).

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Tang, Pak-shing Philip. "Net-widening : an evaluation of sentencing and cautioning practices for youth offenders /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18649397.

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Wong, Dennis Sing-wing. "Paths to delinquency : implications for juvenile justice in Hong Kong and China." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296687.

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Lin, Wen-Hsu. "General Strain Theory and Juvenile Delinquency: A Cross-Cultural Study." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3208.

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General strain theory (GST) (Agnew, 1992, 2001, 2006a) is an established criminological theory. Although the theory has been examined by many and enjoys empirical support, some limitations of previous studies need to be addressed. First, previous studies have not incorporated all major types of strain in their models; hence, the effects of these strains on delinquency are unclear. Second, many previous studies did not include negative emotions and even negative emotions other than anger. Finally, and the most serious limitation, many previous studies rely heavily on samples from Western countries, mostly the U.S.; thus, possible cultural influences are ignored. Although a few studies have moved forward by using subjects from Asia (e.g., China, Korea), these studies only provide empirical results regarding whether GST is applicable in other cultures. The lack of comparable samples from both Western and Eastern cultures hinders direct comparison. The present research contributes to the theoretical body of literature through addressing the aforementioned three limitations. First, the study measures the major types of strain that are mentioned by Agnew. Second, anger and depression are included in the analysis, which addresses not only the limitations of previous studies but also the suggestions of Agnew (2006a). In addition, the measure of anger is situational and consistent with GST. Thirdly, the present study uses the same research instrument to collect comparable samples from both the U.S. (Western country) and Taiwan (Eastern country). This enables a direct comparison across cultural boundaries, and the similarities and differences can be empirically established. Whereas the core propositions of GST are supported, the study finds some negative results. In addition, most of the GST processes are found to be similar between the U.S. and Taiwanese juveniles. However, some differences were also discovered. Explanation of these similarities and differences from their cultural perspectives are offered. Furthermore, the results from this study also raise some challenges to GST and point out that revisions of GST may be required.

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Larson, Kimberly A. Goldstein Naomi E. Sevin. "The effects of gender and length of time between commission of crime and trial on juveniles' trial outcomes /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1875.

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Strachan, Martha Kirkland Goldstein Naomi E. Sevin. "The development of a theory-based, Miranda Rights educational curriculum : are there cognitive developmental limitations to legal learning? /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2908.

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Cox, Jennifer Mayer Goldstein Naomi E. Sevin. "The impact of juveniles' ages and levels of psychosocial maturity on judges' opinions about adjudicative competence /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2903.

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Olubadewo, Oluseyi B. Goldstein Naomi E. Sevin. "The relationship between mental health symptoms and comprehension of Miranda Rights in male juvenile offenders /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2900.

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Olubadewo, Oluseyi B. "The relationship between mental health symptoms and comprehension of Miranda Rights in male juvenile offenders." Click for resource, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2900.

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Cox, Jennifer Mayer. "The impact of juveniles' ages and levels of psychosocial maturity on judges' opinions about adjudicative competence." Click for resource, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2903.

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Lee, Shuk Yi Maggy. "Pre-court diversion and multi-agency liaison in juvenile justice : in whose best interests?" Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260377.

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Youngblood, Michelle K. "Juvenile Justice Sentencing: Are There Alternatives?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2664/.

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Research indicates that states have implemented juvenile justice reforms to enact harsher punishments, to transfer greater numbers and younger juvenile offenders to adult criminal court, and to restrict discretion of the juvenile court judges. Social science studies have found that harsher punishments, transfers to adult criminal court and other measures do not work, but that comprehensive approaches which address the numerous major factors contributing to juvenile offending have been successful. This study examined the legal status of the juvenile justice system by focusing upon ten diverse sample states and analyzed the social science research on factors contributing to juvenile offending and on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation approaches. The study was accomplished by legal research, qualitative social science research, and analysis of both. Findings indicated: a) state statutes require and allow adult punishment of juvenile offenders, transfer of juvenile offenders to adult criminal court, and direct filing of charges against juveniles in adult criminal court; most states begin these proceedings at age 14, some have no age minimum; b) social science research indicates numerous factors contribute to juvenile offending with most of the factors categorized into the major factors of early antisocial behavior, deviant peers, parents and family, sociomoral reasoning, biological factors, and violence which interact with each other creating a complicated web; and c) prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts should be comprehensive, multidimensional and multimodal addressing the interacting major factors contributing to juvenile offending and the needs of the juvenile, the family, and the home environment. Implications include the need for legislators to access the social science research to craft legislation and programs which are effective. Suggestions for improvement include collaboration within communities and with knowledgeable and committed social science professionals and educators. Areas suggested for further research include education of the public, the media, and stakeholders; long term follow-up on promising programs; design and improvements in approaches based upon the social science research; meeting the needs of the juvenile, the family, and the home environment; and study of how the factors may differ for disabled juveniles.

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Johnson, Dustin Paul. "Gender and Juvenile Case Processing: A Look at Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11030/.

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This dissertation examines the role gender plays in predicting referral beyond juvenile court intake. Using referral data from Texas for 1999-2003, multinomial logistic regression is used to examine case processing decisions. Males were found to be more likely than females to be processed beyond intake for both status and delinquent offenses. Legal variables were found to influence processing decisions for delinquent offenses more than non-legal variables. In contrast, non-legal variables were found to influence processing decisions more than legal variables for status offenses. Finally, overall, minority females were not found to be more likely to be processed beyond intake than white females. Further research is needed to determine if the same finding is true for males.

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Varma, Kimberly N. "Exploring age and maturity in youth justice." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ53691.pdf.

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Salvador, Eric Kowalski Gregory S. "Perceptions of crime and punishment an analysis of the effect on juvenile delinquency /." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SPRING/Sociology/Thesis/Salvador_Eric_35.pdf.

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Wiblishauser, Michael J. "An Assessment of Substance Use Services for Juvenile Offenders." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1316190018.

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Dodson, Kimberly Dawn. "An examination of juvenile delinquency and victimization using an integrated model approach." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2001. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0329101-231708/unrestricted/dodson0416.pdf.

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Gillikin, Cynthia Lee. "Psychosocial Predictors of Juvenile Justice Involvement among Adolescent Female Offenders." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/287.

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Approximately 2.2 million children and adolescents are arrested each year, and these youthful offenders often display serious psychosocial dysfunction across a wide spectrum of areas: family dysfunction, mental health distress, problems with drug use, risky sexual behaviors, and a history of traumatic experiences. Of particular interest, the rate of female adolescent arrest and incarceration has been on the rise over the past several decades, yet female juvenile offenders are understudied compared with their male peers. It is important to identify risk factors that predispose certain female adolescents to criminal behavior to inform future interventions. Given the associations of mental health problems, substance use, trauma, and family dysfunction with crime in adolescent girls, further study is warranted to more clearly understand the links between these psychosocial factors and criminality in adolescents, especially girls. The impacts of mental health disorders, family functioning, risky sexual behavior, trauma, and substance use on juvenile justice involved youths are of great public health and social importance because of the potential to intervene and to prevent criminal behavior in at-risk teens. However, the relationships between these risk factors and the severity of juvenile offending in girls have not been studied adequately. By analyzing data from interviews and follow-up criminal records for almost 500 arrested and detained adolescent girls, we first investigated the associations between concurrent substance use and psychosocial dysfunction in this population. Secondly, we examined which psychosocial domains (i.e., mental health disorders, substance use/abuse, trauma, sexual behavior, and family functioning) were most predictive of recidivism and violent recidivism during adolescence for this group of offending girls. Finally, we studied which psychosocial variables best predicted time to next arrest, thereby determining if psychosocial functioning can also predict the amount of time before a given adolescent reoffends. Our findings indicated that substance use and sexual risk behaviors are the most important psychosocial predictors of poor outcomes in adolescent female juvenile offenders.

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Weidkuhn, Ursina. "Jugendstrafrecht und Kinderrechte : Betrachtung des Schweizerischen Jugendstrafrechts im Lichte der Internationalen Rechte des Kindes und im Vergleich zu Südafrika /." Zürich : Schulthess, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018655759&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Vappie-Aydin, Rhonda C. "Reducing the Rate of Recidivism for First-Time Juvenile Offenders with the Parent Monitoring Program, PMP: A Family Counseling Intervention Program." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2007. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/578.

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This study examined the effectiveness of a family counseling intervention program called the Parent Monitoring Program (PMP) on reducing the rate of recidivism with first-time juvenile offenders in New Orleans, Louisiana. The PMP is a multimodal treatment intervention that combines individual, family, and group, counseling services to juvenile offenders and their families. Pugh, Force, Rault, and Triche (2000) reported that with effective and innovative family and community based intervention programs, juvenile offenders can be deterred from further delinquent behaviors. There is a great need for research studies to examine effective interventions that address reducing the rate of recidivism with juvenile crime (Cullen & Grandeau, 2000). This study looked at the differences in recidivism rates for the treatment group, juvenile offenders who completed the PMP, versus the control groups those juvenile offenders who either did not complete the PMP, or who refused the PMP services. The participants (N=1144) were mainly African Americans of low SES who committed minor offenses from the years 2001-2003. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to find out the differences in recidivism rates between the treatment and control groups, as well as levels of offenses in terms of recidivism rates and gender differences. Results of the analyses indicated that those participants who completed the PMP had lower recidivism rates than those who did not complete or refused the PMP service. In addition, level of offenses was positively associated in terms of recidivism (p <.001). However, in terms of recidivism, there were no differences between males and females xiii ( p =.108). Faculty members in counselor education can use the findings from this study to pay attention to the problems that this special population faces. Counselors can become more aware of the importance of a multimodal approach with emphasis on family involvement and early intervention. The multi cultural issues and risk factors that surround this population are of relevance to the curriculum in counselor education programs. Future research should look at the impact that religious organizations have on juvenile delinquency in terms of recidivism rates and the important role that the community plays.

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Brodie, Scott. "Changes in custody following the enactment of the Youth Criminal Justice Act /." Burnaby B.C. : Simon Fraser University, 2005. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/2309.

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Ruch, Donna A. "The Implications of Attorney Representation on Juvenile Justice Decisions Leading to the Disproportionate Incarceration of African American Male Youth." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1497946860900993.

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Werner-Eschenbach, Susanne. "Jugendstrafrecht : ein Experimentierfeld für neue Rechtsinstitute /." Frankfurt am Main ; Berlin ; Bern ; Bruxelles ; New York ; Oxford ; Wien : Lang, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=013118452&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Henderson, Brandy Barenna. "Exploring the Interactive Effects of Social Learning Theory and Psychopathy on Serious Juvenile Delinquency." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5854.

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Social learning theory continues to be one of the most enduring theories of crime. Psychological criminology, on the other hand, tends to explain crime in terms of behavioral propensities. This research is specifically focused on the generality of social learning theory as it varies across a measure of criminal propensity- in this case, psychopathy. Prior studies have tested various theories with the use of measures of propensity, but the theory is rarely social learning, and the measure of propensity has never been psychopathy. The current study examines three components of social learning theory (definitions, differential association, and differential reinforcement) to determine whether or not its influence is dependent on an individual's level of psychopathy. Data used in this research is from the Pathways to Desistance Project, a serious juvenile delinquent sample. Standard ordinary least-squares and Tobit regressions (a method of analyses designed to correct for linear relationships between variables when there is censoring in the dependent variable) are modeled. Results indicate that definitions, differential association, differential reinforcement, and both measures of psychopathy exerted significant main effects on antisocial behavior. In addition, the social learning variables interacted differently across varying levels of psychopathy. Conclusions and policy implications for future social science research are discussed within.

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Hervet, Andreia Filipa Martinho. "A (nova) lei tutelar educativa:análise crítica de magistrados." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/13304.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Política Social
A delinquência enquanto fenómeno, não só social mas também político, atualmente suscita preocupação nas comunidades, desencadeando uma reação formal por parte do Estado Português dando origem a uma intervenção, que pela via do Direito se aplica aos menores que cometem atos puníveis pela lei criminal e equiparados a crime cometidos por adultos. Na sequência de uma prática de cerca de 15 anos e quase outro tanto de apelos a mudanças legislativas a esse respeito, através da Lei n.º4/2015 de 15 de janeiro, procedeu-se à primeira alteração à Lei Tutelar Educativa (Lei n.º 166/99, de 14 de setembro), que enquadra a política perante a conduta de jovens com idade entre os 12 e 16 anos de facto qualificado pela lei como crime. Este estudo consiste em avaliar a alteração à Lei Tutelar Educativa, enquanto opção legislativa e tomada de posição em matéria de política criminal juvenil, através dos discursos dos/das magistrados/as do Ministério Público e magistrados/as judiciais, por se constituírem como os principais intervenientes na interpretação e aplicação da lei. Através de uma pesquisa qualitativa analítica, define-se por objetivo compreender a avaliação da lei do ponto de vista dos magistrados, considerando as seguintes dimensões: Dimensão Cognitiva da delinquência juvenil, Dimensão Estratégica, na avaliação das alterações mais significativas na LTE, e Práticas de Intervenção (Guerra, 2006), onde avaliam as diferenças e as continuidades na sequência da alteração legislativa.
The (Revised) Educational Guardianship Act: Critical Analysis from Magistrates point of view Delinquency as a phenomenon, not only social but also political, currently of concern in the community, triggering a formal reaction from the Portuguese State giving rise to an intervention, by way of law applies to minors who commit acts punishable by criminal law and treated as crime committed by adults. Following a practice of about 15 years and almost as much appeals to legislative changes in this respect by Law n. No. 4/2015 of 15 January, proceeded to the first amendment to the Educational Guardianship Act (Law n. No. 166/99 of 14 September), which falls within the policy before the conduct of young people aged between 12 and 16 years in fact qualified by law as a crime. This study is to evaluate the change to the Educational Guardianship Law, as a legislative option and taking position on juvenile criminal policy through the speeches of / the judiciary / the prosecutors and judges / judicial, for they constitute as the main stakeholders in interpreting and applying the law. Through an analytical qualitative research, defined by objective to understand the assessment of the law from the point of view of judges considering the following dimensions: cognitive dimension of juvenile delinquency, Strategic Dimension, the evaluation of the most significant changes in LTE, and Practices intervention (Guerra, 2006), which evaluate the differences and continuities following the legislative amendment.
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Chan, Tsui-san Loretta, and 陳翠珊. "An enquiry into the attitudes of youth towards law and the legal system and their relationship with youth delinquency." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1992. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893375.

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Tang, Pak-shing Philip, and 鄧柏成. "Net-widening: an evaluation of sentencing andcautioning practices for youth offenders." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31978204.

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Kraft, Bettina. "Tendenzen in der Entwicklung des Jugendstrafrechts seit der Jugendgerichtsbewegung /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2004. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=010686016&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Elliott, Doreen. "Gender, delinquency and society : A comparative study of male and female offenders and juvenile justice in Britain." Thesis, Bucks New University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375685.

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Shrifter, Courtney Nicole. "Child Welfare and Delinquency: Examining Differences in First-Time Referrals of Crossover Youth within the Juvenile Justice System." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/649.

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The link between child welfare and juvenile justice is well established, with over forty years of research that focuses on the increased risk of delinquency associated with child maltreatment. However, with over 700,000 children in the United States being victims of abuse and/or neglect in 2010 (DHHS, 2011), it is important to continue investigating this connection. Few studies are able to identify the same youth in both systems, therefore this study provides the unique opportunity using child welfare and juvenile justice administrative data from Oregon, to compare juvenile offenders that have been in the child welfare system, otherwise known as "Crossover" youth, to Non-Crossover juvenile offenders. The study attempted to examine if Crossover youth differ in terms of demographics, as well as if they committed offenses with higher severity scores than Non-Crossover youth. It also investigated whether an individual's status as a child welfare youth impact processing decisions in the juvenile justice system. Results indicate that Crossover youth have a higher percentage of females, African Americans, and are significantly younger. Crossover youth also have higher severity scores than non-crossover youth, and have a higher percentage of more intense adjudicated delinquent sanctions. Limitations of these findings and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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Mooss, Angela Devi. "Gambling Behaviors among Youth Involved in Juvenile and Family Courts." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_diss/63.

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Problem gambling currently affects between 5-7% of youth ages 12-18 (Hardooon & Derevensky, 2002); however, rates of problem gambling among youth who are involved with the Juvenile Justice System are more than twice that of school sample rates (Lieberman & Cuadrado, 2002). Furthermore, disordered gambling often co-occurs with substance use and criminal activity (Huang & Boyer, 2007), issues that are compounded in the Juvenile Justice population. The current study assessed gambling behaviors and risk factors of 145 youth involved in juvenile, juvenile drug, and family courts. Results indicated that nearly 13% of these youth are currently problem gamblers, and that males and African-Americans had higher problem gambling rates than female and Caucasian youth. Furthermore, gambling-related crime, substance use, scope of gambling activities, and time in detention facilities were all predictive of problem gambling severity, while suicidal ideation, urban environment, and lottery sales per capita were not. Finally, having a parent with a gambling problem also emerged as a risk factor;however, the risk was greater for males than for females. These results present a distinct need for youth to be screened for gambling problems upon entering and exiting the Juvenile Justice System, and for prevention and intervention services to be offered within juvenile and family court settings. Furthermore, communities need to take an active role in preventing youth gambling problems through increasing public awareness and insuring that appropriate and accurate messages reflecting gambling opportunities and outcomes are presented.

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Nagle, Michelle. "Examining Effects of Parental Sexual Abuse on Female Juvenile Delinquency Using a Social Developmental Perspective." Diss., NSUWorks, 2019. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/125.

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Delinquency has traditionally been viewed as a male phenomenon, often defined in androcentric terms, and neglecting females in studies regarding delinquent behavior. However, females are the fastest growing subpopulation of the correction population, which amplifies the importance of understanding the nature and etiology of their offending. Recent research has suggested that predictors of male juvenile delinquency do not adequately explain delinquency in females, because the androcentric research ignores the damaging impact of sexual childhood abuse and other prominent family factors on female juvenile delinquents. This study aimed to examine the impact of childhood parental sexual abuse on female juvenile delinquency from a social developmental perspective by testing a sub-model of the SDM using a longitudinal database of child abuse and neglect. Results from PLS-SEM indicated that there were multiple relationships between constructs that differed between females and males, further supporting the idea of gender-specific risk factors. The strongest effect of male gender was on the relationships between parental monitoring and parental bonding and family socialization, and sexual abuse and moderate delinquency and family socialization. The strongest effect of female gender was on the relationship between sexual abuse and serious delinquency, and neighborhood safety and antisocial beliefs. Results point towards new ideas regarding differences in male and female delinquency and the impact of sexual abuse and offer support in using the Social Development Model in the study of delinquency.

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Brown, Wyatt. "Disinhibition, Violence Exposure, and Delinquency: A Test of How Self-Control Affects the Impact of Exposure to Violence." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6068.

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This dissertation examines the role of self-control in the relationship between exposure to violence and antisocial behavior. Specifically, this study proposes that the impact of exposure to violence changes depending on internalized factors such as self-control. Individuals with high exposure to violence but greater levels of self-control may be less influenced by the impact of exposure to violence. Conversely, individuals with low levels of exposure to violence and lower levels of self-control may be more influenced by the impact of violence. The findings from this study suggest that there is some buffering effect on the impact of exposure to violence which may be explained by levels of self-control. This finding is consistent with prior research which finds that the impact of environmental factors on crime and analogous behaviors can be influenced by other personal traits. The results of this study provide researchers and practitioners with important information regarding the impact of exposure to violence on antisocial behavior and the influence self-control has on this relationship. Due to the fickle nature of human behavior and the preciseness involved in developing treatment or diversion plans the relationship between environmental and internal factors should be addressed.

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Settembrino, Marc R. "Between Agency and Accountability: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers Participating in a Juvenile Diversion Program." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3590.

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Since the 1970s, the United States has witnessed a great expansion of community-based restorative justice programs. These programs serve as alternatives to the traditional court and probation system. Unlike the traditional justice system, restorative justice focuses on repairing harm done by an offense and works toward restoring the offenders to good standing in the community. While there is a significant amount of research which has examined the effectiveness of community-based programs, relatively little research has focused on the community volunteers who participate in these programs. I conducted an ethnographic study (observations and interviews) of community volunteers participating in a juvenile diversion program called. My research shows that NAB members encourage offending youths to make better choices in the future. They explain to the teens that with every choice one makes comes a reward or punishment. Specifically, NAB members encourage youths to obey the law, work hard, and have a good attitude. Yet my findings also indicate that NAB members are aware of environmental factors, such as family and schools, which may limit the choices actually available to youths and influence their decision making. Ultimately, these findings represent a contradiction in which NAB members encourage youths to subscribe to middle-class values despite the fact that there may be structural obstacles which impede youths from doing so.

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Smith, Katrina. "Gender-Specific Programming and Quality Improvement Ratings of Florida Residential Delinquency Programs for Girls." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2238.

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Female delinquency and adult female incarceration rates increased from the 1980s until the early 2000s. Many of these women and girls have been victimized, and their unresolved victimization issues may have led them to criminal behavior which may not be adequately addressed in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The theoretical framework for this study consisted of 3 developmental theories (pathways, trauma, and addiction theories) that facilitated an understanding of the impact of victimization and criminality in these women and girls' lives. Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice implemented changes to address the victimization issue in the 10 female gender-specific programs in the state. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of that implementation by examining whether those programs use gender-specific interventions and if so, whether they address victimization issues. This quantitative descriptive study investigated the correlation between remedial programming, victimization remediation, and the delinquency facility quality improvement (QI) rating in Florida's gender-specific delinquency programs for girls. Using a checklist questionnaire to gather information on programming content and archival data that reported the state QI ratings, a Fisher's Exact Test was used to determine the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable. The results indicated that there was no relationship between the QI ratings and victimization intervention. This study's implication for social change includes the use of findings for future programming and empirical strategies, including victimization interventions. These strategies may decrease future recidivism rates for female delinquents and adult criminality.

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Clarke, Fern H. "Black Male Probationers' Perceptions of Juvenile Probation Officers' Role in Reducing Recidivism." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4207.

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The high recidivism rate of Black male juvenile offenders is a problem in the United States that continues to be of great concern. Probation has gained popularity as being a means of addressing and reducing the high recidivism rates of juvenile offenders. However, there is a lack of research regarding Black male juvenile probationers' perceptions of their probation officers' role in reducing their recidivism. This study examined the following: a) the predictive relationships between Black male probationers' perceptions of their probation officers, their perceptions of the probation officers' job, and their recidivism within 3 years of being place on probation; and (b) Black male probationers' perceptions of their probation officers, their perceptions of the probation officers' job, and their ratings of the probation officer's effectiveness in deterring their recidivism. Ecological systems theory was used as the theoretical foundation for guiding this research. Results from a logistic regression analysis showed that Black male probationers' perceptions of their probation officers and the job of their probation officers did not predict their recidivism. The study has implications for social change because the results provide empirical evidence regarding Black male probationer's perceptions of their probation officers and recidivism. Human services professionals, leaders in the criminal justice field, and policy makers could use findings from the study to advocate for the need to develop training programs for probation officers that foster positive relationship building between probationers and probation officers. The positive relationships may subsequently bring social change by reducing recidivism among Black juvenile male offenders.

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Yau, Shu-fung Dave, and 游樹峰. "A consumer study of the impact of the criminal justice system on the young offenders' criminal career." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250002.

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Madsen, Diana. "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD : A Qualitative Content Analysis on the example of the Russian Federation." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för kriminologi (KR), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-36941.

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This paper analyses the child rights and juvenile justice system in the contemporary Russian Federation as one of the member countries, that adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. The choice of the researched country is based on the fact, that Russia is one of the few countries in the world, that has adopted a system of juvenile justice and particularly, the juvenile court as an executive juvenile legal authority, that is primarily addressed to the facilitation of child rights and its compliance to the Convention. The paper provides a qualitative content analysis on the juvenile justice and the child rights in Russia, formed in the sequential themes, in which the child rights are compiled and discussed. The results of this paper show how the juvenile justice system is developed in Russia and which advantages/disadvantages it has, as well as what are the new themes in the Russian legislation on the child rights. Therefore, these results are relevant to the field of criminology, in order to conduct future research on the child delinquency, juvenile victimology and other related areas. Thus, an important aspect of this research is to underline a need in the further research in child rights protection, specifically becoming not only as an international obligation, but a national one for all of the countries. The analysis of this paper can serve as the basis for subsequent scientific research and thereby, to contribute to the new solutions of problems associated with the realization of the child rights and their protection.

Madsen, D. Juvenile Justice and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. A qualitative content analysis on the example of the Russian Federation. Degree project in Criminology 15 Credits. Malmö University: Faculty of Health and Society, Department of Criminology, 2020

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