Youth crime rates and the youth justice system
Authors: Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob
Overview
Abstract (English)
An examination of variation across provinces in self-reported violent and property offending by Canadian youths demonstrates considerably less variation than the rate of police-recorded contacts with youths or the rate of use of youth court for these youths. Official measures of offending by youths in Canada are probably best seen as reflections of the behaviour of adults in deciding how to respond to offending by youths, rather than of the behaviour of youths.
Abstract (French)
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Details
| Type | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Author | Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| Title | Youth crime rates and the youth justice system |
| Volume | 50 |
| Journal Name | Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| Number | 5 |
| Pages | 621-639 |
| Publication Language | English |
- Jane B. Sprott
- Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob
- Youth crime rates and the youth justice system
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- 50
- 2008
- 5
- 621-639