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Title:
1999 National Report Series: Challenging the Myths
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Subtitle/Series Name:
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
Report No.:
NCJ 178993
Pub. Date:
Feb 2000
Producer:
United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Place of Production:
Washington, DC
Abstract:
Evaluates the superpredatory theory, which concluded that a new breed of violent juveniles was emerging in the early 1990s and predicted a wave of violent juvenile crime that would continue into the next decade. This Bulletin examines juvenile crime statistics, concludes that recent data do not support the superpredator theory, and offers alternative explanations of recent trends in juvenile crime. The Bulletin is part of the 1999 National Report Series. Each Bulletin in the series highlights selected themes at the forefront of juvenile justice policymaking and extracts relevant National Report sections (including selected graphs and tables).
Related Studies
This publication is related to the following dataset(s):
National Crime Surveys: National Sample, 1986-1992 [Near-Term Data]
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1993 [Record-Type Files]
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1994 [Record-Type Files]
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1995 [Record-Type Files]
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1996 [Record-Type Files]
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1997 [Record-Type Files]