TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Identifying risk profiles for antisocial behavior in a spanish sample of young offenders
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Lopez-Romero, Laura
A1  - Maneiro, Lorena
A1  - Cutrín, Olalla
A1  - Gómez-Fraguela, José Antonio
A1  - Villar, Paula
A1  - Luengo, Mᵃ Ángeles
A1  - Sobral, Jorge
A1  - Romero, Estrella
SP  - 1896
EP  - 1913
VL  - 63
IS  - 10
N2  - One of the main purposes of juvenile risk assessment is to distinguish different risk profiles, which may lead to referring youths into specific intervention programs tailored to their specific needs. This study is devoted to identifying main typologies of risk in a sample of 286 Spanish young offenders aged 14 to 22 ( M = 17.36; SD = 1.61) years. Participants were classified into different profiles, representing different levels of risk in terms of individual and psychosocial dynamic variables. A three-class (low-, middle-, and high-risk profiles) and a four-class (low-, middle-, high-risk family problems/callous-unemotional (CU) traits, and high-risk impulsive/undercontrolled) solutions were identified. These profiles showed their distinctiveness and meaningfulness in a set of comparisons on antisocial behavior and prior offenses measures. These findings highlight the presence of diverse patterns of risk and suggest that a limited number of specialized interventions may respond to the main needs of most institutionalized youths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X19842032
ID  - ref1
ER  -