Delinquency cessation and adolescent development: preliminary data.
Recent research on juvenile criminal careers has documented a consistent drop in the prevalence of delinquent activity during late adolescence, but there are only a few limited investigations of the processes underlying this occurrence. The present report of retrospective interviews with a sample of recently "reformed" 15-20-year-old white males suggests directions for larger-scale and more rigorous research.
Mulvey
Edward P
EP
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
LaRosa
John F
JF
Middletown Youth Services Commission.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010553:Personality Development; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012189:Retrospective Studies