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Citation

Thompson KC, Morris RJ. J. Juv. Justice 2013; 3(1): 36-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, In Public Domain (U.S. Department of Justice OJJDP), Publisher CSR)

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Abstract

Research examining risk factors for delinquency and risk factors that predict recidivism among delinquents has produced inconsistent results, due, in part, to the various methodologies and samples used in studies. The majority of studies have used all-male samples or have been limited to groups of offenders who have committed only minor offenses on the one hand, or severe offenses on the other. As the number of female offenders increases, more research is needed that controls for gender and methodology in an effort to clarify risk factors for both delinquency and recidivism among male and female juveniles.

This study examined risk factors for recidivism related to education, demographics, and offense patterns in a diverse sample of 3,287 male and female juvenile delinquents from Arizona. The study sought to determine whether differences existed between male and female offenders in regard to risk factors for recidivism, and to identify those that were predictive of recidivism in male versus female delinquents. Overall, this study found significant differences between risk factors, and that male and female delinquents differed with respect to which risk factors were predictive of recidivism. Academic achievement was not predictive of recidivism among females in this study, and contrary to the results of other studies, we found offense severity was not related to recidivism for either sex. Despite its relatively low frequency in the sample, we found emotional disabilities were predictive of recidivism for both sexes. Additional analyses found that juvenile delinquents with an emotional disability were at significantly greater risk for recidivism than were delinquents without an emotional disability.

Keywords: gender, recidivism, education, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice


Language: en

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