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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kierkus, Christopher A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : opposite sex relationships and delinquent behavior
  • Precocious transitions and gender differences in offending
  • An empirical investigation of the links between early dating and delinquent behavior
  • Results : early relationships and delinquent behavior
  • Conclusions : do early relationships lead to delinquent behavior.

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