@article{ref1,
title="Does resilience predict recidivism in young offenders?",
journal="Psychiatry, psychology and law",
year="2015",
author="Fougere, Amber and Daffern, Michael and Thomas, Stuart",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="198-212",
abstract="Resilience has been proposed as a protective factor against recidivism and is included for consideration in at least one widely used violence risk assessment instrument. However, resilience is a complex construct rarely subjected to empirical research with offenders. This study sought to redress this by examining the relationship between resilience and recidivism using a psychometrically sound measure of resilience in a sample of young adult offenders. <br><br>RESULTS showed no statistical association between resilience and criminal charges during a 7-12 month follow-up. The Level of Service/Case Management inventory (LS/CMI) Total Score, intelligence (IQ) and history of assault were significantly associated with recidivism. LS/CMI Total Score and IQ were retained as significant predictors in the logistic regression model, which showed good predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.76, 95% CI 0.64-0.87). These results suggest that clarification of the construct of resilience may be required, or that resilience may not be associated with recidivism. Keywords: Juvenile justice <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1321-8719",
doi="10.1080/13218719.2014.936333",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2014.936333"
}