The Young Offender
نویسنده
چکیده
Dr. West reviews the state of knowledge and the incidence of crime in young people, including its aetiology and treatment. He doubts whether there is any real increase of recidivism beyond that which is due to the increase of population. He believes that the majority of young offenders are not very different from groups of non-convicted, self-admitted delinquents. Much of it appears to be situational rather than particularly due to personality defect. Aetiology is usually multi-factorial including poor education and health, broken homes and lack of adequate parental control.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 26 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967