Differentiating between delinquent groups and gangs: moving beyond offending consequences

Gangs and Groups

Normal stage Group loyalties are, of course, a normal stage in development, during the later school years and in early adolescence. It seems to serve an important protective function for young people poised on the edge of adulthood, and having to cope with all the sexual and social problems it represents for them in an adult world which does not make these adjustments any too easy. It is not, i...

Delinquent Networks Youth Co-offending in Stockholm

Parental report of occurrences and consequences of traumatic brain injury among delinquent and non-delinquent youth.

Completed questionnaires from parents of youths attending a public middle school or high school and parents of youths admitted to an institution for juvenile delinquents provided information about incidents of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in their children. Results revealed that approximately 40% of the non-delinquent youth and 50% of the delinquent youth had sustained one or more TBIs during t...

Psychopathy traits and parental dysfunction in sexual offending and general delinquent adolescent males

The failure to account for differences between adolescent males who offend against children and those who offend against peers may account for the similarities found between sexoffending samples and non-sexual delinquents. Psychopathy traits (grandiosity, impulsivity, lack of empathy, interpersonally exploitative and risk-taking) and antisocial behaviour, including behaviours and age of onset f...

Comparison of Family Power Structure and Identity Style Between Delinquent and Non-Delinquent Juveniles

BACKGROUND Adolescence denotes a time in which youth begins to experience dangerous behaviors like substance use and delinquency. OBJECTIVES In this study, we investigated the family power structure and identity style in delinquent and non-delinquent juveniles residing in Tehran, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS To accomplish the goal of the study, 80 adolescent delinquents of the correction and...