Chronic juvenile delinquency and the “suppression effect”: An exploratory study

Abstract

Abstract In recent studies, fear of apprehension and punishment have been reported to “suppress” juvenile crime. The purpose of this paper is to discuss this suppression effect in regard to the correlates of chronic juvenile delinquency and exploratory evidence that youths who commit a large volume of crime do not fear sanctions imposed by the juvenile court any more than youths who commit only one offense in their delinquent careers.