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NCJ Number: 175022 Add to Shopping cart Find in a Library
Title: Development of Male Offending: Key Findings From the First Decade of the Pittsburgh Youth Study
Journal: Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention  Volume:7  Issue:2  Dated:1998  Pages:141-171
Author(s): R Loeber; D P Farrington; M Stouthamer-Loeber; T E Moffitt; A Caspi
Date Published: 1998
Annotation: This paper summarizes the main findings about delinquency over the past 10 years of the Pittsburgh Youth Study, a longitudinal study of 1,517 inner-city boys.
Abstract: The boys, who were initially in the first, fourth, and seventh grades of public schools, were monitored at regular intervals with low attrition. The study design, methods, and measures are described. Findings address the prevalence, frequency, and onset of various severity levels of self-reported and adult-reported delinquency, as well as court records of offending. Documentation of a typology of offenders identified the following categories: "stable nondelinquents," "starters," "stable moderates," "escalators," "stable highs," "de- escalators," and "desisters." Stability figures for delinquency and aggression are presented. Longitudinal findings show various pathways to serious delinquency, starting from nondelinquent problem behaviors. Results are presented on child risk factors for delinquency, including impulsivity, intelligence, personality, attitudes, and drug dealing. Other risk factors reviewed are hyperactivity, academic factors, family factors, macro factors (socioeconomic factors, neighborhood), and peer factors. The best predictors of self-reported violence and court- referred violence are presented. Results are reviewed on the clustering of problem behaviors, the cumulative effect of risk factors, and differences in risk factors with age. Findings on protective factors are also reported. The paper summarizes findings on parents' help-seeking for their boy's problem behaviors and delinquency, including the timing of such help- seeking in relation to the boy's delinquency career and contact with the juvenile court. Finally, the paper reviews several methodological issues, including dichotomization of constructs, the validity of measures, the yield of information from multiple informants, and comparisons between informants. Conclusions and priorities for future work are highlighted in this ongoing study. 1 table, 4 figures, and 58 references
Main Term(s): Juvenile crime patterns
Index Term(s): Behavior typologies; Juvenile delinquency factors; Longitudinal studies; Male juvenile delinquents; OJJDP grant-related documents; Pennsylvania
Grant Number: 86-JN-CX0009; 96-JN-CX-0003; MH48890; MH50778
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD 20852
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Washington, DC 20531
Page Count: 31
Format: Article
Language: English
Country: Sweden
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