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California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1985
This report presents a comparison of characteristics of youth authority wards committed from 1975 to 1984 in California. Data for first commitments is offered for four offense categories: (1) violent offenses; (2) property offenses; (3) narcotic and drug offenses; and (4) other offenses. Major shifts in characteristics are highlighted at the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Criminology, Delinquency
Corbett, Jacqueline; Vereb, Thomas S. – 1974
This report presents information on juvenile court processing of youth in the U.S. during 1974. It is based on data gathered under the National Juvenile Court Statistical Reporting System. Findings can be summarized as follows: (1) 1,252,700 juvenile delinquency cases, excluding traffic offenses, were handled by courts in the U.S. in 1974; (2) the…
Descriptors: Children, Court Litigation, Delinquency, Justice
