@article{ref1,
title="The prediction of violence and homicide in young men",
journal="Journal of consulting and clinical psychology",
year="2005",
author="Loeber, Rolf and Pardini, Dustin and Homish, D. Lynn and Wei, E. H. and Crawford, Anne M. and Farrington, David P. and Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda and Creemers, Judith and Koehler, Steven A. and Rosenfeld, Richard",
volume="73",
number="6",
pages="1074-1088",
abstract="In this prospective study, the authors predicted violence and homicide in 3 representative school samples (N = 1,517). Participants were part of a longitudinal, multiple cohort study on the development of delinquency in boys from late childhood to early adulthood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thirty-three participants were convicted of homicide, 193 participants were convicted of serious violence, whereas another 498 participants self-reported serious violence. Predictors of violence included risk factors in the domains of child, family, school, and demographic characteristics. Boys with 4 or more violence risk factors were 6 times more likely to later commit violence in comparison with boys with fewer than 4 risk factors (odds ratio [OR] = 6.05). A subset of risk factors related to violence also predicted homicide among violent offenders. Boys with 4 or more risk factors for homicide were 14 times more likely to later commit homicide than violent individuals with fewer than 4 risk factors (OR = 14.48). Implications for the prevention of violence and homicide are discussed.",
language="",
issn="0022-006X",
doi="10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1074",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1074"
}