Childhood Predictors of Criminal Offending: Results From a 19-Year Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Boys

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 206-213

  Young, Susan ^a,b   Taylor, Eric ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; conduct disorder; crime; emotional problems; longitudinal study; offending

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CRIME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CRIME; CRIMINALS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 84956602139     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712461934     Document Type: Article

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