The Effect of Prior Youth Court Dispositions on Current Disposition: An Application of Societal-Reaction Theory

This paper tests hypotheses implicit in the societal-reaction perspective concerning the nature and pattern of the relationship between prior and current youth court dispositions. The dispositional stage is the most critical decision-making level which young offenders encounter in their contact with...

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Main Author: Matarazzo, Anthony (Author)
Contributors: Carrington, Peter J. ; Hiscott, Robert D.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2001
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2001, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-200
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Keywords:
Dispositions
Escalation
Stabilization
societal-reaction theory
youth court