Date of Award
4-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Patrick Donnay
Abstract
Every year each state comes out with a report on all the possible crimes that were committed and how many people were convicted for various crimes in a given state. The same goes for juveniles, as reported in the Juvenile Offenders and Victims 2006 National Report. I compiled data on the fifty states and their programs directed towards juveniles. I then compared the different crimes against the different programs to see if there was any significant difference in Crime rates between states having a specific juvenile justice program or not. I found that some of the programs did affect crime rates, such as balanced and restorative justice, legislative language guide, and child welfare emphasis. While others such as juvenile court language and accountability protection agencies did not make a difference.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Jennifer, "Juvenile Delinquency Policy and Juvenile Crime in the American States" (2010). Political Science Theses and Capstones. 77.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/capstone-polisci/77
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