The study used data from the Pathways to Desistance study to compare the developmental patterns of two groups of serious adolescent male offenders: those who are "system successes" with no subsequent criminal justice system involvement and a matched sample for a 7-year period after court involvement for a felony offense. Findings from growth curve analyses indicate that patterns of change in criminal attitudes, psychosocial development, and legal employment over this extended follow-up period were related to an absence of offending. These results support further investigation of the synergistic effects of psychological changes and entry into the job market as possible mechanisms that promote desistance during this developmental period. The policy and practice implications of these findings are discussed. (Publisher abstract modified)
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