Childhood predictors of desistance and level of persistence in offending in early onset offenders

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 967-980

  Van Domburgh, L ^a   Loeber, R ^a,b   Bezemer, D ^a   Stallings, R ^b   Stouthamer Loeber, M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent persistence; Childhood onset delinquency; Childhood onset offending; Desistance; Early desistance; Early onset delinquency; Seriousness of persistence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PEER GROUP; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69549129410     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9329-x     Document Type: Article

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