Juvenile Recidivism

Paper Summary:

The central impetus of this paper is firstly to provide a comprehensive overview of the factors that influence recidivism in juveniles. The focus in this proposal is on the causative factors that emanate from juvenile delinquency and which can be seen to extend to recidivistic behavior. The aim of the research, however, is not only to document these causative factors but also to integrate and a suggest patterns within these various factors.

Outline:
Introduction: Aims and Intentions of This Study
An Overview of the Problematics of Juvenile Recidivism
The Problematics of Recidivism as a Result of Legal and Court Process
Causal Variables
Theoretical Concerns
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"An important aspect that also forms a crucial part of the debate about recidivism and effective measures is that in many studies punishment is often considered a les effective means of dealing with this problem. In the view of Barron ( 1954) " Punishment is especially likely to be followed by recidivism, possibly because punishment does not reform and because it results in social ostracism of the punished. The younger the child is at the time of his or her first adjudication as a delinquent, the greater is the likelihood that there will be recidivism. " (Barron, 1954, p. 319)"

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