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Age of crime onset and psychopathic traits in female juvenile delinquents / Pedro Pechorro...[et.al.]

Autor: PECHORRO, Pedro ; GONÇALVES, Rui Abrunhosa, -Co-autor: MARÔCO, João ; NUNES, Cristina; RAY, James V.; JESUS, Saul Neves Idioma: Inglês.Publicação: [S.l.] : SAGE, 2014Descrição física: 1101-1119 p.; 30 cm em PDFColeção: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology; 58 (9)Assunto: 705 | 689 | 5166 | 279 | 4988Localização e Cota : 159.9PEC Resumo: The aim of this study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in the age of crime onset of female juvenile delinquents. Using a sample of 132 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and from schools in the Lisbon region, a group of early crime onset (n = 44), a group of late crime onset (n = 44), and a nondelinquent school group (n = 44) were formed. Results showed that early crime onset participants score higher on psychopathy measures, self-reported delinquency, and crime seriousness than late crime onset participants and school participants. Psychopathic-traits scores were significantly associated with age of crime onset, age at first trouble with the law, and frequency and seriousness of crime.
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The aim of this study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in the age of crime onset of female juvenile delinquents. Using a sample of 132 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and from schools in the Lisbon region, a group of early crime onset (n = 44), a group of late crime onset (n = 44), and a nondelinquent school group (n = 44) were formed. Results showed that early crime onset participants score higher on psychopathy measures, self-reported delinquency, and crime seriousness than late crime onset participants and school participants. Psychopathic-traits scores were significantly associated with age of crime onset, age at first trouble with the law, and frequency and seriousness of crime.

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