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	NCJ Number:	NCJ 234515
	Title:	Mental Health and Violent Offending in Chicago Youth: A Multilevel Approach
	Document URL:	PDF
	Author(s):	Denise Paquette Boots Ph.D. ; Jennifer Wareham Ph.D.
	Date Published:	2011
	Page Count:	124
	Annotation:	This research report explores the early identification of mental illness in youngsters as an important goal for researchers who are interested in determining if a causal relationship exists between various forms of mental disorder and offending.
	Abstract:	This study examines the role of various mental health problems on self-reported violence among Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) across age cohorts while controlling for various community-, friend-, familial-, and individual-level risk factors that may also influence violence pathways. Results from the multilevel analyses suggest a continuity of oppositional defiant and antisocial personality problems over the life-course may predict violence. The implications of these findings are offered as they relate to public policy, treatment, and future research efforts. The early identification of mental illness in youngsters is an important goal for researchers who are interested in determining if a causal relationship exists between various forms of mental disorder and offending. Consideration of mental health problems is also of great importance to practitioners in criminal justice who treat youth presenting with co-morbid mental and behavioral issues. Building upon preliminary work, this study utilizes gender- and age-appropriate continuous indicators of psychopathology to explore the link between child and adolescent mental health and youth violence.
	Main Term(s):	Juvenile delinquency
	Index Term(s):	Violent crimes ; Juvenile delinquency factors ; Mental health ; Violent juvenile offenders ; Young juvenile offenders ; Juvenile delinquency theory ; NIJ final report
	Sponsoring Agency:	NLECTC Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Ctr United States of America
	Grant Number:	2009-IJ-CX-0007
	Sale Source:	NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America
	Type:	Research Paper
	Country:	United States of America
	Language:	English
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