Juvenile Deliquency and Criminal Justice Responses
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This study examines various aspects of the criminal justice system's response to juvenile delinquency. First, the question of whether blacks and whites are treated differently by that system is assessed. Differences in the level and types of delinquent behavior engaged in by black and white youths are examined, as are differences in the types of punishments given to black and white juvenile offenders. Also, the question of whether the criminal justice system (as currently composed) actually serves as little more than a "criminal academy," is examined. The dependent variables for the first two questions are levels of delinquency and severity of response by authority to delinquent behavior. The independent variables for these questions is race of the offender. The dependent variable for the third question is serious criminal behavior beyond delinquency, the independent variable is severity of response by authorities to delinquent behavior. Research will be conducted at three high schools where 90 teenage males will be surveyed. The results are expected to show no difference between blacks and whites in types and levels of delinquency engaged in, while blacks receive more severe treatment for delinquency than do whites. Finally, youths who receive severe treatment for delinquency are expected to be more likely to commit later serious offenses than are those who receive leniency. These results will have impact on how juvenile delinquency is treated, pointing
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frequent theft of small items or the occasional theft of larger items of up to $50 in value, and more serious vandalism of up to $100 in property damage. Heavy activity will include anything more serious than the offenses not covered in the first three levels of the scale. The independent variable for this hypothesis is the race of the subject. Although the hypotheses specifically relate to the differences between black and white youths, the race variable will include Hispanic, Asian, and other categories.
The dependent variable for H2 is the level of leniency or severity of response by the criminal justice system to youthful criminal behavior, while the independent variable is once again race. The dependent variable will be measured on a four point scale. The lowest level of the scale will be No Action Taken of the behavior. The next level will be Reprimand, which includes any sort of scolding or lecture. The third level is Adjudication, in which the behavior led to a court or other official hearing and any type of administrative punishment. The fourth level is Incarceration, in which the behavior led to detention in any criminal justice facility for more than 24 hours. The highest level of response indicated by a sub
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Approximate Word count = 3392
Approximate Pages = 14 (250 words per page)
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