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Journal article
Is this kid a likely experimenter or a likely persister?: An analysis of individual-level and family-level risk factors predicting multiple offending among a group of adjudicated youth
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol.62, pp.4024-4045
62
2018
PMID: 29411674
Web of Science ID: WOS:000444405500003
Abstract
To implement effective diversion programs and determine for a well-suited intervention strategy, ascertaining who, among the adjudicated youth, is more likely to involve in multiple offending, rather than desisting after an initial delinquent behavior, is of great significance. The overall objective of this study, therefore, is to contribute to the existing knowledge on assessing the risks for multiple offending during juvenile adjudication processes. In this regard, this study examined the predicting powers of several individual-level and family-level risk factors on multiple offending during adolescence, based on a data set derived from court-ordered social examination reports (SERs) on 400 adjudicated youth in Turkey. Two binomial regression models
were implemented to test the predictor values of various risk factors from these two domains. Results indicated the following as significant predictors of multiple offending among the subjects: younger age of onset in delinquency, dropping out of school, having delinquent/drug abusing (risky) friends, being not able to share problems with the family, increased number of siblings, and having a domestically migrated family. Conclusively, these findings were compared with the existing literature, and the policy implications and recommendations for future research were discussed.
Details
- Title
- Is this kid a likely experimenter or a likely persister?
- Publication Details
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol.62, pp.4024-4045
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.; United States
- Series
- 62
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2018 Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000444405500003; 99380090767006600
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
- Language
- English