TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The prediction of violence and homicide in young men
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Loeber, Rolf
A1  - Pardini, Dustin
A1  - Homish, D. Lynn
A1  - Wei, E. H.
A1  - Crawford, Anne M.
A1  - Farrington, David P.
A1  - Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda
A1  - Creemers, Judith
A1  - Koehler, Steven A.
A1  - Rosenfeld, Richard
SP  - 1074
EP  - 1088
VL  - 73
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1074
ID  - ref1
ER  -