The Prediction of Contact with Juvenile Court: Utilization of Behavior Evaluations by Peers at the Beginning of Primary School

Data from a longitudinal study are examined to determine to what extent evaluations of children's behavior by their peers serve to predict those who will eventually have juvenile court records. First-graders (N = 493 girls, 499 boys) in 1977/78 in Montreal, Quebec, were asked to evaluate the be...

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Published in:Criminologie (Montréal) 1986-09, Vol.19 (2), p.33-48
Main Authors: Tremblay, Richard E, Desmarais-Gervais, Lise, LeBlanc, Marc, Schwartzman, Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Children
Juvenile Delinquency
Personality Traits
Prediction
Sex Differences
Social Perception
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Summary:Data from a longitudinal study are examined to determine to what extent evaluations of children's behavior by their peers serve to predict those who will eventually have juvenile court records. First-graders (N = 493 girls, 499 boys) in 1977/78 in Montreal, Quebec, were asked to evaluate the behavior of their peers according to scales of aggressiveness & likeability. Subsequent review 7-8 years later indicates that girls who were classified as "aggressive-withdrawn" were more likely to have juvenile court records; no such r could be found for boys. It is suggested that the greater visibility of aberrant behavior among young girls can account for these results. 3 Tables, 29 References. Modified HA
ISSN:0316-0041