Comparison of delinquent boys and girls in group homes and factors associated with the outcome.
One hundred boys and girls who were placed in two group homes by court order were studied. The girls were admitted mostly for status offences while the boys were admitted for offences to property and persons. Over half of the sample had an immediate family member who had committed a serious crime. This group differed in several ways from the group with no family history of crime. When the outcome of the entire sample was investigated, it was found that there are some indicators that could be used as predictors for the outcome in a delinquent population. This could have a definite clinical application.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D012114:Residential Treatment