Stability of and Change in Criminal Behavior: A Prospective Study of Young Male Lawbreakers and Controls

With Moffitt's developmental typology of antisocial behavior as a starting point, the general aim of the study was to investigate the stability of and change in criminal behavior from early adolescence to early adult age. The purpose was also to explore the role of individual, family, peer and...

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Published in:International journal of forensic mental health 2006-04, Vol.5 (1), p.83-95
Main Authors: Eklund, Jenny M., Klinteberg, Britt af
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
criminal development
longitudinal study
Psychology
psykologi
risk factors
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Summary:With Moffitt's developmental typology of antisocial behavior as a starting point, the general aim of the study was to investigate the stability of and change in criminal behavior from early adolescence to early adult age. The purpose was also to explore the role of individual, family, peer and school related risk factors in the development of criminal behavior. The study was based on data from the prospective longitudinal research project 'Young Lawbreakers as Adults', in which a group of adolescent male lawbreakers and controls were followed from the 1960s into the 1990s. The results were in favor of a distinction between adolescencelimited and persistent criminality, and supported the suggestion of a common set of risk factors dimensionally related to offending, rather than trajectory-specific risk factors. The findings indicated that, in addition to these common risk factors, early attention deficits and manifestations of aggression might be of specific importance to persistent criminality.
ISSN:1499-9013
1932-9903
1932-9903
DOI:10.1080/14999013.2006.10471232