TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Which Substance and What Community? Differences in Juvenile Disposition Severity
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Terry-McElrath, Yvonne M.
A1  - Ruel, Erin
A1  - McBride, Duane C.
A1  - Chaloupka, Frank J.
A1  - Vanderwaal, Curtis J.
A1  - Harwood, Eileen M.
SP  - 548
EP  - 572
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 02-06<p />
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SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -