TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Analysis of risk and protective factors for recidivism in Spanish youth offenders
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Cuervo, Keren
A1  - Villanueva, Lidón
SP  - 1149
EP  - 1165
VL  - 59
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14557917
ID  - ref1
ER  -