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Delinquency


Definition:

  • (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Among 371 adult sexual delinquents, there were only 14 women.
  • (2) The purpose of this study was to test an empirically based prediction model of school dropout on a sample of 137 juvenile delinquents, some who have dropped out and some who have remained in school.
  • (3) However, prosocial aspects of films dealing with delinquency may exert a positive influence on the juvenile delinquent.
  • (4) Relationships between MMPI scales and criteria were evaluated to determine if the MMPI is racially biased with a juvenile delinquent population.
  • (5) A comparative analysis of the cases indicates that penal care measures are predominantly effective in those cases where the delinquents are subjected to intensive expert diagnosis, therapeutic care and vocational counselling and vocational aidmeasures at the commencement, during and subsequent to their respective periods of confinement.
  • (6) By definition, illicit drug use is delinquent behavior.
  • (7) The drawings of 20 male adolescent delinquents were compared to a group of 20 normal male adolescents in order to discover whether any hypothesized differences existed.
  • (8) While violent behavior and delinquency in youth have been extensively described, the different patterns of violence that adolescents are subjected to in their families are far less known.
  • (9) How self-reported delinquency is scored is not as critical as previously thought.
  • (10) The author gives a critical account of the development of views regarding the imputability of sexual delinquents and the possibility of protective therapy in sexual deviations.
  • (11) This study examined recidivism rates in work-oriented (N = 30) and communication-oriented (N = 30) juvenile delinquency programs for males.
  • (12) Alcohol and drug use were measured by means of the Delinquency Checklist (DCL), a self-report measure of delinquent behavior first developed by Short and Nye.
  • (13) The effectiveness of a time-out intervention for adolescent psychiatric patients, adjudicated (delinquent) youth, and behaviorally disordered youngsters was explored in this study.
  • (14) The delinquency rate for student loans is currently about 11%, and has been sharply rising since 2005, according to Bloomberg data.
  • (15) A comparative study of the syndrome of fantasy-making was carred out in 65 juvenile delinquents (psychopathy, early organic lesions of the brain, schizophrenia).
  • (16) However, the young drinking offenders did differ from the delinquents on measures of social environment.
  • (17) In order to prevent patients from stealing, two categories of delinquents are to be taken into consideration: Those who suffer from somatic diseases and psychoses, e.g.
  • (18) The opposition of specialists avoided the enforcement of the 1953 23rd december law settling the compulsory therapy of drug-addicted delinquents in France.
  • (19) The performance of institutionalized delinquent youngsters on paired associate learning tasks was investigated to determine whether level of aspiration (LOA) statements were associated with improved performance under varying feedback conditions.
  • (20) Clinical and epidemiological evidence is presented indicating that many more black delinquent children and their families fail to receive needed psychiatric and medical services than do white delinquents.

Delinquent


Definition:

  • (n.) Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
  • (n.) One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Among 371 adult sexual delinquents, there were only 14 women.
  • (2) The purpose of this study was to test an empirically based prediction model of school dropout on a sample of 137 juvenile delinquents, some who have dropped out and some who have remained in school.
  • (3) However, prosocial aspects of films dealing with delinquency may exert a positive influence on the juvenile delinquent.
  • (4) Relationships between MMPI scales and criteria were evaluated to determine if the MMPI is racially biased with a juvenile delinquent population.
  • (5) A comparative analysis of the cases indicates that penal care measures are predominantly effective in those cases where the delinquents are subjected to intensive expert diagnosis, therapeutic care and vocational counselling and vocational aidmeasures at the commencement, during and subsequent to their respective periods of confinement.
  • (6) By definition, illicit drug use is delinquent behavior.
  • (7) The drawings of 20 male adolescent delinquents were compared to a group of 20 normal male adolescents in order to discover whether any hypothesized differences existed.
  • (8) While violent behavior and delinquency in youth have been extensively described, the different patterns of violence that adolescents are subjected to in their families are far less known.
  • (9) How self-reported delinquency is scored is not as critical as previously thought.
  • (10) The author gives a critical account of the development of views regarding the imputability of sexual delinquents and the possibility of protective therapy in sexual deviations.
  • (11) This study examined recidivism rates in work-oriented (N = 30) and communication-oriented (N = 30) juvenile delinquency programs for males.
  • (12) Alcohol and drug use were measured by means of the Delinquency Checklist (DCL), a self-report measure of delinquent behavior first developed by Short and Nye.
  • (13) The effectiveness of a time-out intervention for adolescent psychiatric patients, adjudicated (delinquent) youth, and behaviorally disordered youngsters was explored in this study.
  • (14) The delinquency rate for student loans is currently about 11%, and has been sharply rising since 2005, according to Bloomberg data.
  • (15) A comparative study of the syndrome of fantasy-making was carred out in 65 juvenile delinquents (psychopathy, early organic lesions of the brain, schizophrenia).
  • (16) However, the young drinking offenders did differ from the delinquents on measures of social environment.
  • (17) In order to prevent patients from stealing, two categories of delinquents are to be taken into consideration: Those who suffer from somatic diseases and psychoses, e.g.
  • (18) The opposition of specialists avoided the enforcement of the 1953 23rd december law settling the compulsory therapy of drug-addicted delinquents in France.
  • (19) The performance of institutionalized delinquent youngsters on paired associate learning tasks was investigated to determine whether level of aspiration (LOA) statements were associated with improved performance under varying feedback conditions.
  • (20) Clinical and epidemiological evidence is presented indicating that many more black delinquent children and their families fail to receive needed psychiatric and medical services than do white delinquents.