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Thornberry, Terence P.; Burch, James H., II – Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 1997
Teams at several universities collaborated in studies of the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency program in three cities. This bulletin presents the findings from the Rochester (New York) Youth Development Study (RYDS) concerning the contributions of youth gang membership to delinquency. The RYDS started with a sample of 1,000 boys and girls in…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Intervention, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
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Bernburg, Jon Gunnar; Krohn, Marvin D.; Rivera, Craig J. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2006
This article examines the short-term impact of formal criminal labeling on involvement in deviant social networks and increased likelihood of subsequent delinquency. According to labeling theory, formal criminal intervention should affect the individual's immediate social networks. In many cases, the stigma of the criminal status may increase the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delinquency, Criminals, Juvenile Justice