Sex, Dating, and Delinquency : Do Precocious Relationships Lead to Crime?.

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Kierkus examines the links between different types of opposite sex relationships and the development of delinquency. His hypothesis is that early dating and sexual activity should lead to delinquent behavior, particularly for young girls. The analysis partially confirmed the hypothesis: engaging in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kierkus, Christopher A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Juvenile delinquency > United States.
Teenagers > Sexual behavior > United States.
Délinquance juvénile > États-Unis.
Adolescents > Sexualité > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Juvenile delinquency
Teenagers > Sexual behavior
Jugendkriminalität
Sexualverhalten
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Kierkus examines the links between different types of opposite sex relationships and the development of delinquency. His hypothesis is that early dating and sexual activity should lead to delinquent behavior, particularly for young girls. The analysis partially confirmed the hypothesis: engaging in early sex was strongly criminogenic for young men, while "hanging out" in mixed sex peer groups was troubling for young women. Opposite sex relationships appear to lead to delinquency primarily because they expose young teens to increased levels of peer deviance (as suggested by the majority of deve.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (196 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593325688
1593325681

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