Chronological Ages of 761 Delinquents at Time of Initial Apprehension

Statistics Boys Girls Total Mean 13.32 years 14.35 years 13.63 years Sigma 2.34 1.99 2.34 Standard Error of M 0.09 0.14 0.03 N 563 198 761 The average age of the male delinquents at the time of referral was found to be 13.32 with sigma, 2.34 and 14.35 for girls with sigma of 1.99. Since this is the age of first referral and, hence, first apprehension, in all likelihood we may expect that in some cases this is not the age of the first offense. As reported by the Gluecks a lag of more than two years was found between the date of the first offense and the date of the first arrest. Because of the nature of the Bureau organization in Passaic, less lag should be expected due to the place and method of handling the offenders. This is borne out somewhat by other data and by the large number of younger children who were referred to the Bureau. Of the boys and girls a third were found to be 12 years of age or less. When analyzed according to sex, 38 per cent of the boys and 20 per cent of the girls were found to be below or

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