Child Delinquents

Examining the Market for Criminal Futures

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2151978
AutoresCraig J Forsyth (0000-0002-7636-8106, University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Gary Asmus (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), York A Forsyth (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Billy R Stokes (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Mike Mayne (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Ano2011
Volume32
Fascículo5
Páginas441-450
Data de publicação2011-05-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639621003800380
OpenAlexW2013411171
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas8

This article investigates child delinquency (offenders younger than 13 years of age). The population of child delinquents under various dispositions in the state of Louisiana, at one point in time, is described. Eighty youth are examined using the following characteristics: Race, Gender, Age, Offense Type (violent, nonviolent) Crime Category (felony, status offense, misdemeanor, and felony or misdemeanor) and Disposition (supervision, secure custody, and non-secure custody). Child delinquency is an important topic because the younger the age of first offense the greater the probability of a delinquent and criminal career. Findings reveal very few youth in secure custody and black males account for over half of the population of child delinquents. Over 75% of the population was 12 years of age

Criminology · Juvenile delinquency · Medical emergency · Misdemeanor · Poison control · Political science · Population · Sociology · Vagrancy · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Education Discipline and Inequality · Law · Medicine · Psychology