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Variables associated with recidivism and program‐termination of delinquent adolescents
Author(s) -
Lueger Robert J.,
Cadman William
Publication year - 1982
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(198210)38:4<861::aid-jclp2270380429>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - recidivism , juvenile delinquency , psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , human factors and ergonomics , developmental psychology , poison control , psychiatry , medical emergency , medicine
Reexamined variables—parental status, age at first court contact, amount of pretreatment delinquency, age at admission, diagnosis and intelligence estimates—that have been associated with recidivism of delinquent adolescents ( N = 89). Groups of recidivating and nonrecidivating delinquents and a third comparison group of prematurely program‐terminated delinquents were compared across all variables. The results provided additional support for the association of age and cognitive variables with premature treatment termination and recidivism and generally supported previous research findings.