This study examined predictor variables that would contribute toward an explanatory model
linking child maltreatment and the outcome of crime seriousness. A secondary data analysis …

This study revisits a familiar question regarding the relationship between victimization and
offending. Using longitudinal data on middle-and high-school students, the study examines …

The authors examined predictors of offense severity, judicial disposition (eg, diversion,
prosecution, incarceration), and repeat offending. Data were obtained on approximately …

A growing literature suggests that juvenile arrests perpetuate offending and increase the
likelihood of future arrests. The effect on subsequent arrests is generally regarded as a …

Purpose Measures of adolescent psychopathy have yet to be examined in offending
trajectory studies. This may explain why identifying etiological differences between …

BACKGROUND: Across multiple conceptual models in the social and behavioral sciences,
the onset of antisocial behavior is inversely related to the developmental course and severity …

It was predicted that violent offending at adolescence is part of a general pattern of high-rate
antisocial behavior that emerges in childhood. Family characteristics, including family …

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has implemented a new fourth-generation
risk/need assessment to assess the risk to re-offend for juveniles referred to the department …

Previous research has shown heterogeneity in offense trajectories. Using data from the
Seattle Social Development Project, a longitudinal study of 808 youths followed since 1985 …