@article{ref1,
title="Which Substance and What Community? Differences in Juvenile Disposition Severity",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2005",
author="Terry-McElrath, Yvonne M. and Ruel, Erin and McBride, Duane C. and Chaloupka, Frank J. and Vanderwaal, Curtis J. and Harwood, Eileen M.",
volume="51",
number="4",
pages="548-572",
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 CharacteristicsJuvenile OffenderJuvenile Substance UseDrug PossessionAlcohol Use ProsescutionDrug Use ProsecutionOffender ProsecutionSubstance Use ProsecutionJuvenile Justice System02-06<p />",
language="",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}