Deficiency and Delinquency: An Interpretation of Mental Testing
Deficiency and Delinquency: An Interpretation of Mental Testing

Author: James Burt Miner

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-02

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This valuable work aims to examine the mental development of offenders and people with low intellectual capacity by conducting several psychological tests and studies. This text proves helpful in providing new tests and methods to measure the mental capacity of patients and deliver the correct diagnosis. Contents include: Introduction The Functions of a Scale in Diagnosis The Percentage Definition of Intellectual Deficiency What Percentage Is Feeble-minded Adapting the Percentage Definition to the Binet Scale Delinquents Testing Deficient Checking the Binet Diagnosis by Other Methods School Retardation Among Delinquents Comparison of the School Test and the Binet Test Bad School Adjustment as a Cause of Delinquency Deficiency as a Cause of Delinquency Summary and Suggestions The Theory of the Measurement of Mental Development Quantitative Definitions of the Borderline Bibliography on Tested Delinquents

Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-06-05

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 0309172357

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty, social disadvantage, and the pitfalls inherent to adolescent decisionmaking that contribute to youth crime. From a policy standpoint, adolescent offenders are caught in the crossfire between nurturance of youth and punishment of criminals, between rehabilitation and "get tough" pronouncements. In the midst of this emotional debate, the National Research Council's Panel on Juvenile Crime steps forward with an authoritative review of the best available data and analysis. Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents recommendations for addressing the many aspects of America's youth crime problem. This timely release discusses patterns and trends in crimes by children and adolescentsâ€"trends revealed by arrest data, victim reports, and other sources; youth crime within general crime; and race and sex disparities. The book explores desistanceâ€"the probability that delinquency or criminal activities decrease with ageâ€"and evaluates different approaches to predicting future crime rates. Why do young people turn to delinquency? Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents what we know and what we urgently need to find out about contributing factors, ranging from prenatal care, differences in temperament, and family influences to the role of peer relationships, the impact of the school policies toward delinquency, and the broader influences of the neighborhood and community. Equally important, this book examines a range of solutions: Prevention and intervention efforts directed to individuals, peer groups, and families, as well as day care-, school- and community-based initiatives. Intervention within the juvenile justice system. Role of the police. Processing and detention of youth offenders. Transferring youths to the adult judicial system. Residential placement of juveniles. The book includes background on the American juvenile court system, useful comparisons with the juvenile justice systems of other nations, and other important information for assessing this problem.