title: Delinquent activity among Jewish and Arab junior and senior high school students in Israel.
abstract: This study compares the criminal activities of male and female Jewish and Arab junior and senior high school students in Israel based on self-reported criminal activities. The sample consisted of 906 randomly selected junior and senior high school students. The findings indicate that Jewish students committed more types of delinquent acts when compared with their Arab counterparts; males committed more delinquent acts than females; and Arab females had very low rates of delinquency. The findings are discussed in light of possible influences of cultural and ethnic origin and knowledge about possible discrimination against Arab juveniles by the Israeli criminal justice system. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv University, Israel. sherer1@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018912:Arabs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students