Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1976

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

The problem: The purpose of this study was to identify factors serving as deterrents to juvenile crime as perceived by juveniles. An emphasis was placed on the identification of factors which youth perce ive as: 1) having prevented non-delinquent adolescents from breaking the law; 2) deterrents which may have prevented delinquent adolescents from breaking the law. Questions to be answered and explored in this study were: 1) How do police and judicial efforts affect juvenile crime? 2) What can the school do in the area of prevention of crime? 3) What effect, if any, do the family and/or significant others have in deterring juvenile crime? 4) How do free time and/or planned activities influence juveniles in crime involvement or non-involvement? Conclusions and Recommendations: There are three major consequences recommended by the findings of the juveniles' own stated opinions: l) monetary compensation to be rendered either by parents or through parental channels. 2) exposure, or some type of resultant publicity for juveniles found guilty of crimes. 3) reparation through a program of supervised work. Related recommendations include: l) Any act of violence or vandalism should be dealt with according to previously stated policy so that each member of the school community may abide by the policy with previous knowledge of consequences. 2) Whatever policy is promulgated, and however it is administered, it must be consistently and uniformly applied.

Extent

157 p.

Comments

Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.|Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.

Identifier

FADT11666

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