The authors found that juvenile violence alone did not distinguish well between those who would and would not commit violence as adults. Seventy-seven percent of the more violent and 61 percent of the less violent juveniles committed adult aggressive offenses. A constellation of certain kinds of neuropsychiatric vulnerabilities interacting with violent abusive family environments was a better predictor of adult violent crime. 3 tables, 20 references. (Author abstract modified)
Toward a Theory of the Genesis of Violence: A Follow-up Study of Delinquents
NCJ Number
117895
Journal
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Dated: (1989) Pages: 431-436
Date Published
1989
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This paper reports the results of a seven-year follow-up study of 95 formerly incarcerated juveniles, all but six of whom had adult criminal records.
Abstract
Date Published: January 1, 1989