Date of Award
2007
Degree Name
Sociology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Dr. Richard Garnett, Ph.D., Committee Chairperson
Second Advisor
Dr. Donna Sullivan, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Dr. Kenneth Ambrose, Ph.D.
Abstract
High juvenile recidivism rates are a dilemma that is plaguing the juvenile justice system and the treatment facilities that operate within. There is little understanding of the causal relationship between recidivism rates, treatment types, and the demographics of the residents at the various treatment facilities. The purpose of this research is to identify the common flaws existing in current treatment practices and to utilize social labeling theory as a means of gaining a better understanding of this issue.
Subject(s)
Juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile corrections.
Juvenile recidivists.
Recommended Citation
Watson, Charles M., "Examining juvenile crime and recidivism" (2007). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1836.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1836
Included in
Criminology Commons, Other Sociology Commons, Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons
