During a 7-year follow-up study, researchers found that there had been an extremely high mortality rate among the group. Seven of the sample had died before their 25th birthday; this mortality rate was about 58 times that of their age group in the national population. All had died violent deaths, making the violent death rate of the group about 76 times that of their age group in the national population. Because the authors were unable to identify any clear predictors of early death among those who died as compared to the rest of the delinquent sample, they conclude that all seriously delinquent youth should be considered at special risk. 1 table and 20 references (Author abstract modified)
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