The prediction of in-programme failure among delinquent youths in a non-residential community-based programme.
An attempt was made to delineate which set of delinquent youths' characteristics were best capable of predicting failure on a community-based programme. A first (Exploration) phase generated a discriminant function comprising the items, Predominantly delinquent close friends, Perceives others as happier than self, Club membership and School truancy pattern. Validation significantly discriminated between failure and success groups, yielding a 'hit' rate of 70 per cent.
D000293:Adolescent; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests