@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of risk and protective factors for recidivism in Spanish youth offenders",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2014",
author="Cuervo, Keren and Villanueva, Lidón",
volume="59",
number="11",
pages="1149-1165",
abstract="Although a large body of research has studied the factors associated to general recidivism, predictive validity of these factors has received less attention. Andrews and Bonta's General Personality and Social-Psychological Model attempts to provide an in-depth explanation of risk and protective factors in relation to youth recidivism. The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory was administered to 210 adolescents aged between 14 and 18 with a criminal record to analyse risk and protective factors in relation to youth recidivism. Their possible differential contribution over a 2-year follow-up period was also examined. Risk factors showed good levels of recidivism prediction. The factors that emerged as the most discriminative were education/employment, leisure/recreation, and personality. Protective factors differentiated between recidivists and non-recidivists in all factors. Hence, results showed that not only individual but also social factors would be crucial in predicting recidivism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X14557917",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14557917"
}