A Self‐report Comparison of Indian and Anglo Delinquency in Wyoming

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ID9679796
AuthorsMorris A Forslund (University of Wyoming, corresponding author), VIRGINIA A CRANSTON (University of Wyoming)
Year1975
Volume13
Issue2
Pages193-198
Publication date1975-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1975.tb00665.x
OpenAlexW2057245750
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited1

Previous studies, including those of Wind River Indian Reservation youth, indicate that native American adolescents have a relatively high rate of official delinquency involvement, Official rates may reflect, however, not only the actual incidence of delinquent behavior, but also other factors such as the manner in which the law is enforced. The findings of the present study are based on a self‐report type questionnaire administered to students attending two high schools in the Wind River Indian Reservation area of Wyoming. The data point to little overall difference in the delinquent behavior of Indian and Anglo males, with the exception of a greater involvement of Indian males in delinquent activities centering around the school. The Indian female, however, appears to be considerably more involved than her Anglo counterpart in running away from home and in a variety of offenses centering around the school, theft, vandalism, and assault. When social class is controlled, there is a substantial reduction in the number of offenses for which there are significant differences between the two races, although a few differences are found on particular class levels which do not obtain for the sample as a whole

Criminology · Juvenile delinquency · Political science · Reservation · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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