NCJ Number
239286
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 56 Issue: 2 Dated: April 2012 Pages: 218-238
Date Published
April 2012
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This study assessed the correlates of self-control and police contact in a sample of Chicago public high school students.
Abstract
This study assessed the correlates of self-control and police contact in a sample of Chicago public high school students. The investigation examined the effects of parental attachment/identification, family structure, and peer association on self-control and the effects of parental attachment/identification, family structure, peer association, and self-control on police contact. Differences between African-American and Latino youth on the predictors of the two dependent measures were tested in separate regression models. Weak parental attachment/identification and gang affiliation (peer association) predicted low self-control among all students. Among African-American youth, only weak maternal attachment/identification predicted low self-control; both weak maternal attachment/identification and gang affiliation predicted low self-control among Latino youth. Gang affiliation predicted police stops (delinquency) among African-Americans but not among Latinos. However, both African-American and Latino students with lower self-control were more likely to be stopped by the police than those with higher self-control. (Published Abstract)
Date Published: April 1, 2012
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