U.S. Department of Justice

First Names and Crime: Does Unpopularity Spell Trouble?

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Mar. 03, 2009

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  • 023581

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  • 2008
  • 11 pages.

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ANNOTATION: The relationship between juvenile delinquency and the first names of juveniles is examined; or are youth with unpopular names more likely to become juvenile delinquent? Sections in addition to an abstract include: introduction; data; empirical results -- names and family structure and names and sociodemographics of juvenile's county of residence; and conclusion. This study shows that "regardless of race, a positive correlation [exists] between unpopular first names and juvenile delinquency" (p. 9).
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