Empirical Determination of Transitory and Persistent Delinquency in Chilean Youth: Validation of the Criminal Engagement Severity Scale "EGED"

Evidence from several longitudinal studies has established the relevance of the approach of evolutionary criminology to understanding and intervening with adolescent criminal offenders, seeking to halt the criminal behavior before its potential consolidation in adulthood. The aim of this study is to...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-01, Vol.19 (3), p.1396
Main Authors: Chesta, Sergio, Pérez-Luco, Ricardo, Alarcón, Paula, Wenger, Lorena, Concha-Salgado, Andrés, García-Cueto, Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Adult
Antisocial personality disorder
Child development
Correlation analysis
Crime
Criminals
Criminology
Delinquency
Female
Humans
Intervention
Juvenile Delinquency
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Population
Psychometrics
Recidivism
Reliability analysis
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:Evidence from several longitudinal studies has established the relevance of the approach of evolutionary criminology to understanding and intervening with adolescent criminal offenders, seeking to halt the criminal behavior before its potential consolidation in adulthood. The aim of this study is to present the psychometric properties of the Criminal Engagement Severity Scale (EGED) to discriminate between transitory and persistent delinquency in Chilean adolescents of both sexes. The characteristics of the sample are revealed through descriptive analyses, and evidence of validity and reliability is provided that show its discriminant capacity using ROC curves and odds ratios, measures of internal consistency (Cronbach's α and McDonald's Ω), intraclass correlation, and unidimensional statistics. The results indicate that the EGED adequately discriminates between transitory and persistent delinquency, so that its use in contexts of assessment and intervention with adolescent criminal offenders can be recommended, because it helps to determine the intensity of the intervention required.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19031396