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Title: Delinquent Youth and Employment: The Mandate for Specialized Academic and Vocational Training
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Just, David Allen |
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Delinquent Youth and Employment: The Mandate for Specialized Academic and Vocational Training Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education 7,3 (Spring 1985): 11-16, 34 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel Keyword(s): Behavior; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Gender Differences; Illegal Activities; Racial Differences; School Suspension/Expulsion; Self-Reporting; Unemployment, Youth; Vocational Rehabilitation; Work Attitudes The youth interviewed were representative of the civilian, noninstitutional population of the United States ages 15 and 17 as of January 1979. Information in this paper was obtained from a self-reported delinquent behavior sample survey. A delinquency profile was developed using the ten most frequently self-reported delinquent acts committed by the participants. Eight response categories were used to determine a respondent's current labor force status. The delinquency category was cross-tabulated with the delinquency index by the following variates: gender, race, age, suspension from school, current residence, and living in a standard metropolitan statistical area. With few exceptions, the work records of self-reported offenders compared well with self-reported nondelinquent youth. Those who had been processed by the criminal justice system, however, tended to have employment problems occasioned by the adverse perceptions of employers, employment and training assistance agencies, and educational agencies. These findings suggest that intervention must focus on making employers, job training agencies, and educational agencies aware of the importance of upgrading the vocational capabilities of youth who have a history of contact with the criminal justice system. |
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Just, David Allen. "Delinquent Youth and Employment: The Mandate for Specialized Academic and Vocational Training." Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education 7,3 (Spring 1985): 11-16, 34.
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