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Peer reviewedPlotkin, Alan L.; Elias, Geri – Adolescence, 1977
Curfew laws have been instituted in cities across the United States in an attempt to control the rise in juvenile crime. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a curfew law for Baltimore City based on interviews with city officials and concludes that the law in its present form will not bring about any significant change in the rate of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Criminal Law, Delinquency, Juvenile Courts
Peer reviewedSavitsky, Jeffrey C.; Karras, Deborah – Adolescence, 1984
Assessed developmental trends in competency to stand trial in a study of incarcerated and nonincarcerated adolescents (N=52) and adults (N=19). Results indicated that competency to stand trial does increase through the adolescent years, but even older adolescents received lower scores on a competency measure than did adults. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Civil Rights
Peer reviewedHoward, R. C.; And Others – Adolescence, 1986
Investigated factors influencing truancy from a juvenile court treatment facility. Youth placed in the facility were compared for number of truancies, background, and personality variables. Males with prior adjudication for truancy had a 65% probability of eloping from the court facility. Females showed a 62% probability of truancy. Personality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency, Juvenile Courts
Peer reviewedSametz, Lynn – Adolescence, 1981
Describes the juvenile justice system and indicates points at which educators could be called upon to provide information. Questions educators might be asked are discussed and a few ways that educators might contribute to delinquency prevention are suggested. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delinquency Prevention, Educational Practices, Guidelines
Peer reviewedBrown, Marjorie E. – Adolescence, 1979
This paper explores: precipitating social conditions which might predispose an adolescent girl to deviant sexual activity; experiences which may initiate entrance into prostitution; and the treatment of sexual deviance in young girls by the Juvenile Justice System. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency Causes
Peer reviewedProefrock, David W. – Adolescence, 1983
Suggests that adolescence is a cultural creation rather than a physical, developmental period. The relationship between the cultural definition of adolescence and the psychological concept of adolescence is seen as cyclical and interrelated. This type of relationship results in a unique problem for research into psychological aspects of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Juvenile Courts
Peer reviewedRich, Philip – Adolescence, 1982
Examines the juvenile court system in the United States and traces its history and philosophy. Presents figures and statistics which pose questions involving the efficacy of the juvenile justice system. Presents some measures suggested by studies set up to establish uniform standards relating to treatment of the young. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, History, Justice
