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Recidivism Among Adolescent Serious Offenders

Prediction of Entry Into the Correctional System for Adults

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Robert Flynn Corwyn

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Nancy J. Toombs

Arkansas Department of Correction

This is a 2-year follow-up study of 414 adolescents, age 17 years, to determine what static and dynamic factors predict recidivism or entry into the correctional system for adults. The strongest predictor is prior incarcerations, followed by age persons started committing crime, gang membership, age they started using alcohol/drugs, their MMPIpd scores, and chemical abuse score. The denial and asocial subscales of the Jesness Inventory and all the subscales of the Carlson Psychological Inventory are significantly associated with recidivism. Implications of the study are discussed.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 28, No. 5, 588-613 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/009385480102800503


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