TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1965//
TI  - The Extent of Recidivism among Juvenile Delinquents in a Metropolitan Area
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Ball, J. C.
A1  - Simpson, A.
SP  - 77
EP  - 84
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - This study of officially recorded delinquency in the Lexington, Ky., Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area found that 60 per cent of the boys and 48 per cent of the girls appearing in court in 1960 had two or more recorded offenses from 1952 through 1961. The mean age at time of first court appearance for the male recidivists was 12.9. We conclude that juvenile delinquency has an early commence ment, persists throughout adolescence, is widespread (20 per cent of all boys in the metropolitan area appear in court) , and is endemic to lower-class census tracts.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002242786500200204
ID  - ref1
ER  -