%0 Journal Article
%T Stability in aggression revisited
%J Aggression and violent behavior
%D 2012
%A Piquero, Alex R.
%A Carriaga, Michael L.
%A Diamond, Brie
%A Kazemian, Lila
%A Farrington, David P.
%V 17
%N 4
%P 365-372
%X Research on the stability of aggression tends to show patterns of continuity and to a lesser extent discontinuity. In this study, we provide a review of research published in four specific journals that target the stability of aggression across distinct periods of the life course. <br><br>FINDINGS from these studies identify considerable support for both instability and stability of aggression, but with some unique findings related to aggression among females as well as adult-onset aggression. The review closes with an original empirical analysis using longitudinal data from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development linking teacher-rated aggression in childhood/adolescence to official conviction records in mid-adulthood, the findings of which suggest a strong degree of continuity in aggression/antisocial behavior among the most aggressive youths/chronic offenders. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS and directions for future research are also discussed. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;<p />
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1359-1789
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2012.04.001