@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of violent and non-violent versatility in self-reported juvenile delinquency",
journal="Psychiatry, psychology and law",
year="2018",
author="Cuervo, Keren and Villanueva, Lidón and Born, Michel and Gavray, Claire",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="72-85",
abstract="Situational action theory (SAT) has emphasized the interaction between individual and social influences on youth crime involvement. In this study, attitudes towards violence, self-control and perception of neighbourhood are tested in order to determine to what extent they predict versatility in violent and non-violent offences. In order to attain this goal, 2309 Belgian youths aged from 12 to 18 years were administered the Self-report Delinquency Questionnaire. When the offences are divided into violent and non-violent versatilities, the results show differences in the factors that predict delinquency; whereas attitudes towards violence and self-control predict all type of offences, the perception of neighbourhood is only a predictive factor for non-violent offences. External and internal factors need to be included in order to predict the widest range of criminal versatility, since committing a crime involves making choices that depend on the perceived alternatives.  Keywords: Juvenile justice <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1321-8719",
doi="10.1080/13218719.2017.1347935",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2017.1347935"
}