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Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 3, 251-277 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854804274370

Young Offenders in Custody: Risk and Adjustment

Carla Cesaroni

Centre of Criminology

Michele Peterson-Badali

University of Toronto

This article explored results from a study of 113 incarcerated male youths, who were age 12 to 15 at the time of their indexed offense. Using a widely used, normed measure of psychosocial functioning, the study examined the relationship between preexisting risk factors and/or institutional risk factors and adjustment in custody. Preexisting risk or vulnerability significantly predicted adjustment to custody, as did several risk factors within facilities (worry about victimization, perceiving victimization as likely, and experiencing conflicts with inmates as difficult). Risk factors associated with institutional life appeared to contribute to a young person’s adjustment beyond the risk factors a young person may walk into an institution with. One commonly used measure of institutional functioning, number of custodial rule infractions, did not appear to be a valid indicator of how a youth felt or adjusted to a facility. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.

Key Words: young offenders • custody • adjustment • risk


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