Back on the streets: Maturation and risk factors for recidivism among serious juvenile offenders |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Nîmes University, Rue du Professeur Georges Salan, 30 000 Nîmes, (30), France;2. School of Occupational Therapy, Speech and Nursery, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain;3. School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland;4. Researching Emotional Disorders and Development Lab (REDD), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King''s College London, United Kingdom;5. Assistant Professor (Research)The Experimental Psychopathology Lab (EPL)Department of Psychology | The University of Hong Kong;6. Department of Psychology, University of Castilla-La Mancha, School of Medicine, Albacete, Spain;1. Research Center for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, University of Algarve, Portugal;2. Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group, Centre for Biomedical Research, CBMR, University of Algarve, Portugal;1. Center for Forensic Outpatient Treatment, The Netherlands;2. Treatment Center for Children and Youth, The Netherlands;3. Klinika Capriles, General Psychiatric Hospital, Curaçao;4. Expertise centrum voor Forensische Psychologie, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This study examines how social and cognitive factors shape future criminal activity among serious juvenile offenders and assesses how adolescents' cognitive development affects the relative impact of those factors over time. The sample, from the Pathways to Desistance Study, is comprised of youth (aged 14–18 years) in the United States convicted of serious criminal offenses, and the outcome measure is self-reported crime. We rely on data collected when the youth were first interviewed (n = 1088) and 18–24 months later (n = 904). Logistic regression analyses reveal a strong relationship between impulsiveness and criminal behavior, regardless of age. Susceptibility to peer pressure and perceived risk that friends would be arrested were found to predict future criminal activity among younger adolescents, but have little impact at later ages. External factors such as amount of social support and gang membership have varying effects over time. |
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| Keywords: | Juvenile offenders Recidivism Psycho-social development |
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