title: Delinquent recidivists: Vulnerable children.
abstract: This study examines the relationship between vulnerability factors and recidivism by testing the hypothesis that first offenders who repeat delinquencies display more high-risk factors than those who do not repeat delinquencies. Four factors are identified which distinguish recidivists from nonrecidivists in a sample of first offenders matched by age and sex. Results are discussed from an epidemiological and early-intervention perspective.
authors.affiliation: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pauker
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Moore