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Predictors of Juvenile Court Actions and Recidivism

Kevin I. Minor

David J. Hartmann

Sue Terry

Variables related to court decision making and recidivism over a two-year follow-up were studied in a group of 475 first-time referrals to a juvenile court. Recidivism was associated with extralegal factors more consistently than were court actions except on the age variable. Court actions were more strongly related to legally relevant factors and, like the referral offense variable, failed to predict recidivism. The court's extensive and repeated reliance on diversion (vs. formal petitioning of cases) did not generate high recidivism levels, implying a need to reconsider the recent "get tough" orientation of juvenile justice policy.

Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 43, No. 3, 328-344 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0011128797043003006
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