Delinquent recidivists: Vulnerable children
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 13 (5) , 451-457
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02088641
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between vulnerability factors and recidivism by testing the hypothesis that first offenders who repeat delinquencies display more high-risk factors than those who do not repeat delinquencies. Four factors are identified which distinguish recidivists from nonrecidivists in a sample of first offenders matched by age and sex. Results are discussed from an epidemiological and early-intervention perspective.Keywords
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