title: A factor analytic study of the demographic characteristics of adult and juvenile incarcerates.
abstract: Carried out a factor analytic study of the demographic and behavioral characteristics of adult and juvenile male and female incarcerates (N = 559) to determine whether there were meaningful commonalities that exist for all persons involved in offenses. The obtained clusters suggest a number of consistent relationships contributory to incarceration and childhood experiences that predict difficulty in that period of life and in later adjustment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors