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A factor analytic study of the demographic characteristics of adult and juvenile incarcerates
Author(s) -
Heckel Robert V.,
Mandell Elizabeth
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198104)37:2<430::aid-jclp2270370241>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - juvenile , psychology , juvenile delinquency , developmental psychology , factor (programming language) , adult male , medicine , genetics , computer science , biology , programming language
Carried out a factor analytic study of the demographic and behavioral characteristics of adult and juvenile male and female incarcerates ( N = 559) to determine whether there were meaningful commonalities that exist for all persons involved in offenses. The obtained clusters suggest a number of consistent relationships contributory to incarceration and childhood experiences that predict difficulty in that period of life and in later adjustment.