Citation

Terry-McElrath YM, McBride DC, Ruel E, Harwood EM, Vanderwaal CJ, Chaloupka FJ. Crime Delinq. 2005; 51(4): 548-572.

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(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

There is a need in the literature for research describing disposition severity differences between specific drug and alcohol law violations within the context of community characteristics. We conducted an exploratory study of prosecutor-reported juvenile disposition severity by both specific drug charge and community context using a national sample of prosecutors from communities surrounding schools participating in the nationally representative Monitoring the Future survey. Results indicated (a) strong within- and between-substance disposition severity variance as well as (b) evidence for differential effects of both prosecutor case load and community characteristics, including community income, ethnicity, and region. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Crime and Delinquency, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by SAGE Publications)

Community Characteristics
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Substance Use
Drug Possession
Alcohol Use Prosescution
Drug Use Prosecution
Offender Prosecution
Substance Use Prosecution
Juvenile Justice System
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