TY - JOUR PY - 1983// TI - The incarceration period and educational achievements of juvenile delinquents JO - Criminal justice and behavior A1 - Sherer, Moshe SP - 109 EP - 120 VL - 10 IS - 1 N2 - This study evaluated the effects of incarceration period on the educational achievement of juvenile delinquents. Sixty-one students in a residential institution were studied, using the Metropolitan Achievement Test (Prescott et al., 1978) for measuring educational achievements. The results indicated that students' educational achievements varied according to whether they were in the beginning, middle or end phase of their incarceration. Keywords: Juvenile justice

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LA - en SN - 0093-8548 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854883010001007 ID - ref1 ER -