Citation

Chung IJ, Hill KG, Hawkins JD, Gilchrist LD, Nagin DS. J. Res. Crime Delinq. 2002; 39(1): 60-90.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Previous research has shown heterogeneity in offense trajectories. Using data from the Seattle Social Development Project, a longitudinal study of 808 youths followed since 1985, this study seeks to identify childhood predictors of different offense trajectories. Five offense trajectories were identified using semiparametric, group-based modeling: nonoffenders, late onsetters, desisters, escalators, and chronic offenders. Multinomial logistic regressions were then employed to examine childhood predictors measured at ages 10 to 12 that distinguish these five groups. Results indicated that among initial nonoffenders at age 13, late onsetters were distinguished from nonoffenders by individual factors. Among youth already delinquent at age 13, escalators were distinguished from desisters by peer, school, and neighborhood factors. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by SAGE Publications)

Early Onset
Late Onset
Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Offender
Early Adolescence
Late Adolescence
Peer Risk Factors
School Risk Factors
Community Risk Factors
Delinquency Predictors
Delinquency Risk Factors
Crime Risk Factors
Crime Predictors
Washington
1980s
1990s
Longitudinal Studies
Crime Causes
Delinquency Causes
Childhood Predictors
Childhood Risk Factors
Late Childhood
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