Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Date of Award

5-2005

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Larry S. Miller

Committee Members

Dennis Hamm, Michael C. Braswell

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze those factors that affect the commitment rate of juveniles and how outside variables such as gender, race, parents, and school attendance affect the commitment rate of crime and delinquency. The variables used for this study came from the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) data collected by Esbensen and Osgood (1999). The analysis revealed that females are more likely to have a higher commit rate than males, that Whites have a higher commit rate than other races, that those juveniles living with their father have a lower commit rate than those living with others, and those juveniles who do not attend school often are less likely to commit crimes and delinquent actions than those who attend more often.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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