AN EXPLORATION OF RURAL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY / KENNETH POLK.

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THIS SPEECH STATES THAT STUDIES INDICATE THAT DELINQUENCY IN RURAL AREAS TENDS TO BE LESS SERIOUS IN TERMS OF THE ACTS COMMITTED AND IS TREATED MORE LENIENTLY THAN IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE DELINQUENCY THAT DOES EXIST IS A MALE PROBLEM, OCCURS PREDOMINATELY AMONG YOUTH FROM LOWER-ECONOMIC-STATUS BA...

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Main Author: Polk, Kenneth
Corporate Author: National Committee for Children and Youth, Washington, DC
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1963.
Subjects:
Crime.
Cultural Background.
Delinquency.
Delinquency Causes.
Delinquent Behavior.
Delinquent Rehabilitation.
Disadvantaged.
Disadvantaged Youth.
Dropouts.
Economic Status.
Family Characteristics.
Family Influence.
Rural Areas.
Rural Environment.
Rural Family.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA > Lane County Youth Project
Physical Description:20 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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THIS SPEECH STATES THAT STUDIES INDICATE THAT DELINQUENCY IN RURAL AREAS TENDS TO BE LESS SERIOUS IN TERMS OF THE ACTS COMMITTED AND IS TREATED MORE LENIENTLY THAN IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE DELINQUENCY THAT DOES EXIST IS A MALE PROBLEM, OCCURS PREDOMINATELY AMONG YOUTH FROM LOWER-ECONOMIC-STATUS BACKGROUNDS, REFLECTS ALIENATION FROM COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL, AND SEEMS TO HAVE A SUBCULTURAL COMPONENT. ADULTS SEEM WILLING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP TROUBLE-PRONE YOUTH. TABLES PRESENT PERCENTAGES OF IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL DELINQUENT AND NONDELINQUENT YOUTH IN THE SMALL CITY AREA BY ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND FAMILY VARIABLES. THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF RURAL YOUTH IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT (SEPTEMBER 1963). (SF)
Note:Microform.
Call Number:ED012652 Microfiche
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Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.