Citation

Kjelsberg E. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 2002; 33(1): 29-42.

Affiliation

Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Box 26 Vinderen, N-0319 Oslo, Norway. ellen.kjelsberg@psykiatri.uio.no

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12201179

Abstract

In a Norwegian follow-up study of former adolescent psychiatric in-patients 222 patients who had committed violent crimes were compared to 287 patients who had committed non-violent crimes only. There were numerous significant differences between the criminal careers of violent and non-violent criminals. Individuals with a history of violent criminality only were uncommon and uncharacteristic of violent criminals in general. Regression analyses identified several strong and independent correlates of violent criminality. The study supported a division of antisocial behavior into violent and non-violent sub-groups, thus paralleling a concept of overt and covert pathways to delinquent behavior. The overt pathway seemed to be imbedded in the covert pathway.

Language: en