Research and Public Policy Series
No. 17: Recidivism among juvenile offenders : an analysis of times to reappearance in court
Carlos Carcach and Simon Leverett
ISBN 0 642 24113 9 ; ISSN 1326-6004
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 1999
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Abstract
Some juveniles make several court appearances leading to conviction and it is important to understand why and under what influences. This report focuses on one aspect of recidivism, time to reoffend, among juveniles with a proven court appearance in New South Wales between 1 July 1992 and 30 June 1993. An analysis of this group shows that age of onset and a history of previous court appearances are the main correlates of time to recidivism.
Contents
- Title (PDF 124kB)
- Foreword (PDF 10kB)
- Acknowledgments (PDF 6kB)
- Contents (PDF 11kB)
- Introduction (PDF 61kB)
- Problems associated with measuring recidivism (PDF 62kB)
- Data and methods (PDF 73kB)
- An analysis of the factors associated with reconviction among juvenile offenders (PDF 111kB)
- Conclusions (PDF 58kB)
- References (PDF 18kB)