Sentences with phrase «minor delinquency»

"Minor delinquency" refers to engaging in small or less serious illegal activities, particularly by young people who have committed acts that are against the law but are not considered severe offenses. Full definition
Within individuals, parental knowledge and involvement displayed a negative effect on minor delinquency.
Between individuals, neighborhood stability displayed a negative effect on minor delinquency.
In comparison with high - SES youths (z - score = +1) in low - risk neighborhoods (z - score = +1), low - SES youths (z - score = -1) in high - risk neighborhoods (z - score = -1) were about four times more likely to commit minor delinquency, five and a half times more likely to commit moderate delinquency, and ten times more likely to commit serious delinquency (Fig 1).
But even the best — adjusted of adolescents experiences some role identity diffusion: most boys and probably most girls experiment with minor delinquency; rebellion flourishes; self — doubts flood the youngster, and so on.
The killing is witnessed by the stepson hiding in the car, but because of his record of minor delinquency the police don't believe him.
Minor delinquencies hurt a little, while major derogatory marks hurt far more.
The application of rules results in varying incomes for minor delinquencies, major derogatory marks, and collection accounts.
Minor delinquencies drop off automatically after 7 years.
Minor delinquencies begin your bad credit clock and remain on your consumer report for 7 years (84 months).
Other antecedents of sexual violence included minor delinquency and substance use.
A minor delinquency will hurt a risk score only temporarily if the account returns to paid as agreed shortly thereafter.
A 30 - day late payment is a minor delinquency.
But a 30 - day late payment is considered a minor delinquency.
When you decide to settle your debts, this can damage your credit severely, particularly when your accounts are updated or there is minor delinquency, say about 30 to 45 days behind.
Minor delinquency was excluded from the within - individual mediation analysis because no within - individual SES effect was found to be mediated.
Support for this hypothesis was limited to minor delinquency: Youths were more likely to commit minor delinquency during years in which they spent less time with their parents and during years in which their parents knew less about their activities.
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