Predicting the transition from juvenile delinquency to adult criminality: Gender ‐specific influences in two high‐risk samples

Conclusions and implications for practiceWe found preliminary evidence of gender differences in childhood risk factors for adult offending, and, thus potentially, for the development and use of interventions tailored differently for girls and boys and young men and young women to reduce their risk of becoming adult recidivists. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - April 27, 2015 Category: Criminology Authors: Kimberly A. Rhoades, Leslie D. Leve, J. Mark Eddy, Patricia Chamberlain Tags: Original Article Source Type: research