title: THEORY AND RESEARCH ON DESISTANCE FROM ANTISOCIAL ACTIVITY AMONG SERIOUS ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS.
abstract: Improving juvenile court decision making requires information about how serious adolescent offenders desist from antisocial activity. A systematic research agenda on this topic requires consideration of several processes, including normative development in late adolescence, what constitutes desistance, and the factors likely to promote the end of involvement in antisocial behavior and successful adjustment in early adulthood. This article presents an overview of the major points to consider in pursuing this research agenda.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Mulvey
authors.forename: Laurence
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authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: Jeffrey
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authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: Elizabeth
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authors.lastname: Cauffman
authors.forename: Alex R
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authors.lastname: Piquero
authors.forename: Laurie
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authors.lastname: Chassin
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authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Robert
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authors.lastname: Brame
authors.forename: Carol A
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authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Thomas
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authors.lastname: Hecker
authors.forename: Sandra H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Losoya