The Longitudinal Relationship Between African American Status, Psychopathic Traits, and Violent Recidivism in Juvenile Offenders

This project assessed the relationship between psychopathic traits, racial identity, and violent behavior in 257 delinquent boys. The Psychopathy Checklist–Youth Version (PCL:YV) was administered to youth across a 7-year window. The group was then followed for a mean of 14.7 years (range = 9.3 to 18...

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Published in:Criminal justice and behavior 2016-09, Vol.43 (9), p.1190-1203
Main Authors: Sitney, Miranda H., Caldwell, Brendan M., Caldwell, Michael F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
African Americans
Antisocial personality disorder
Behavior
Behavior problems
Black white relations
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile offenders
Personality traits
Psychopathology
Race
Racial identity
Recidivism
Violent offenders
White people
Youth
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Summary:This project assessed the relationship between psychopathic traits, racial identity, and violent behavior in 257 delinquent boys. The Psychopathy Checklist–Youth Version (PCL:YV) was administered to youth across a 7-year window. The group was then followed for a mean of 14.7 years (range = 9.3 to 18.5 years), to determine if the presence of psychopathic features in adolescence predicted violent recidivism in adulthood. After controlling for race, Facet 3 was predictive of violent recidivism, whereas PCL:YV total score and all other Facets were not. Overall, African American youth obtained significantly higher PCL:YV scores and had higher rates of violent recidivism than did Caucasian youth, even when controlling for urban status. Implications for the use of the PCL:YV in clinical and legal settings will be discussed in light of the need for further research to be conducted on psychopathic traits in minority adolescents.
ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854816645619