skip to main content
LOTERRE

LOTERRE

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

| español français
Search help

Concept information

social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > special populations > youthful offenders
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling programs > substance abuse treatment > special populations: etiology, prevention, and treatment > special populations > youthful offenders
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > youthful offenders

Preferred term

youthful offenders  

Definition(s)

  • During the 1990s and early twenty-first century, an increased amount of attention has been given to the issue of youthful offenders. A perceived escalation in offenses committed by youth has resulted in calls for stricter penalties for youthful offenders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Youthful Offenders]

Broader concept(s)

Narrower concept(s)

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RT8WX0PJ-N

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD