Police contacts, arrests and decreasing self ‐control and personal responsibility among female adolescents

ConclusionsThe study shows more clearly than previous work that increasing levels of responsibility precede decreased police contact in nonselected adolescent females, and that contacts with the justice system during adolescence may delay or undermine normative psychosocial maturation, highlighting important targets for intervention.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - April 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alison E. Hipwell, Joseph Beeney, Feifei Ye, Sabrina H. Gebreselassie, Madeline R. Stalter, Dyuti Ganesh, Kate Keenan, Stephanie D. Stepp Tags: Original Article Source Type: research