TY - JOUR
AU1 - Rausch, Sharla
AB - Two theoretical perspectives, labeling and deterrence, lie at the heart of the currentcontroversy regarding status offenders. These perspectives predict discrepant effectsfrom juvenile court and community-based processing on subsequent behavior.Using data collected during an LEAA-funded evaluation of Connecticut'sDeinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Project, this paper compares the effects ofdiversion programs with those of juvenile court processing on subsequent delinquency. The results indicate that it makes no difference, with respect to official recidivism, whether status offenders experience juvenile court processing or a diversion program. Thus, there is no support for one program over the other on the basisof either deterrent or negative labeling effects.
TI - Court Processing Versus Diversion of Status Offenders: a Test of Deterrence and Labeling Theories
JF - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
DO - 10.1177/002242788302000104
DA - 1983-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/court-processing-versus-diversion-of-status-offenders-a-test-of-fM3JBaXsL4
SP - 39
EP - 54
VL - 20
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -