TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Risk and protective factors among youth offenders
JO  - Adolescence
A1  - Carr, Mary B.
A1  - Vandiver, T. A.
SP  - 409
EP  - 426
VL  - 36
IS  - 143
N2  - This exploratory study examined the risk and protective factors of youth offenders and their relation to recidivism. The sample consisted of 76 male and female juvenile probationers within a large metropolitan area. Archival records on probationers provided data on prior offenses, personal characteristics, familial conditions, drug use, peer selection, school performance, role models, and activities and hobbies. It was found that protective factors, specifically personal characteristics, familial conditions, and peer selection, differentiated nonrepeat offenders and repeat offenders. The present body of findings supports the adaptive model of resiliency and reinforces the importance of enhancing protective factors in youth offenders as a means of deterring delinquent behavior.    VioLit keywords:  Crime Risk Factors  Crime Protective Factors  Delinquency Risk Factors  Delinquency Protective Factors  School Risk Factors  School Protective Factors  Individual Risk Factors  Individual Protective Factors  Family Risk Factors  Family Protective Factors  Peer Risk Factors  Peer Protective Factors  Family Relations  Peer Relations  School Performance  School Achievement  Juvenile Substance Use  Offender Recidivism  Offender Characteristics  Repeat Offender  Resiliency  Delinquency Causes  Crime Causes  Juvenile Crime  Juvenile Delinquency  Juvenile Offender<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-8449
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -