How Incarceration Affects Juveniles: A Focus on the Changes in Frequency and Prevalence of Criminal Activity

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dc.contributor.advisorBushway, Shawn Den_US
dc.contributor.authorGiguere, Rachelle Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-03T15:27:54Z
dc.date.available2005-08-03T15:27:54Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-27en_US
dc.description.abstractThere has been a longstanding debate over the effectiveness of correctional institutions. Some argue that incarceration deters offenders while others argue that the experience of being incarcerated causes individuals to continue in their life of crime. Resolving this debate is of particular importance for young individuals when there is a national push for the increased treatment of youth as adults. Using NLSY panel data, this study focuses on how the criminal offending of a sample of incarcerated youth changes over time in relation to incarceration while including a control group of youth who are not incarcerated but are similar in demographics. Close attention is paid to overcome past problems with validity. The findings suggest that incarceration does little to stop criminal paths or future contacts with the criminal justice system, but perhaps may even have harmful effects on youth, particularly drug sellers, over the short term.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2661
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociology, Criminology and Penologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledincarcerationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledjuvenilesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddeterrenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledamplificationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcrimeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddelinquencyen_US
dc.titleHow Incarceration Affects Juveniles: A Focus on the Changes in Frequency and Prevalence of Criminal Activityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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