The correlates of offending frequency: a study of juvenile theft offenders in detention

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R36

Author	Pia Salmelainen
Published	January 1995
Report Type	General Report Series
Subject	Children, juveniles and young people; Offenders
Keywords	Juvenile offending, crime prevention, frequency of offending, delinquents

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Aim

The aim of this study was to determine the factors which influence the frequency with which juvenile offenders commit theft offences and, thereby, provide an empirical basis from which crime prevention or criminal career modification strategies might be developed.