TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - The Impact of Demographic Variables on Public Opinion Regarding Juvenile Justice: Implications for Public Policy
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Schwartz, I. M.
A1  - Guo, Shenyang
A1  - Kerbs, John J.
SP  - 5
EP  - 28
VL  - 39
IS  - 1
N2  - This article examines data from a 1991 national public opinion survey on attitudes toward juvenile crime/justice. Specifically, it explores the relationship between demographic variables and opinions toward trying juveniles in adult courts, giving them adult sentences, and sentencing them to adult prisons. The findings indicate that a majority of typical respondents favor trying juveniles in adult courts for serious felonies. Additionally, punitive attitudes toward juveniles decrease up to a certain age, usually around 50, and then increase. Findings also show that African-American parents are more supportive of punitive juvenile justice policies than other racial/ethnic groups with and without children.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128793039001002
ID  - ref1
ER  -