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01 January 1991

JUVENILE DETECTED CRIME: DECLINE AND FALL
refdoc August=1991

JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 010113 , Acc Date = 01-Dec-86
D Taylor
Crim Law Rev, Nov 1986 pp731-734

Considers the hypothesis that the decline in detection rates for
juvenile crime in recent years is directly related to the
introduction of a requirement under the Judges Rules and
Administrative Directions 1978 that all young people up to the
age of 17 must be interviewed in the presence of a parent or
guardian. Argues that this has led to a decline in the numbers
of admissions of guilt, and a consequent decline in convictions.
Uses data from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary crime
statistics for 1974-85 to explore the relationship between adult
and juvenile crime detection rates before and after the
introduction of the new rule and suggests, that in the absence
of a real fall in the juvenile crime rate, the hypothesis
deserves further investigation.

United Kingdom, crime rate, delinquency, young offender, police
procedure

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