THE TRANSFER OF JUVENILES TO CRIMINAL COURT - DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Authors
BISHOP DM FRAZIER CE LANZAKADUCE L WINNER L
Citation
Dm. Bishop et al., THE TRANSFER OF JUVENILES TO CRIMINAL COURT - DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, Crime and delinquency, 42(2), 1996, pp. 171-191
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Criminology & Penology
Journal title
Crime and delinquency → ACNP
ISSN journal
00111287
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
171 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-1287(1996)42:2<171:TTOJTC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Recidivism of 2,738 juvenile offenders who were transferred to crimina l court in Florida in 1987 was compared with that of a matched sample of delinquents who were retained in the juvenile system. Recidivism wa s examined in terms of rates of reoffending, seriousness of reoffendin g, and time to failure, with appropriate adjustments made for time at risk. By every measure of recidivism employed, reoffending was greater among transfers than among the matched controls.