Citation

Wax DE, Haddox VG. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 1974; 4(3): 151-156.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

Current shifts in corrective and rehabilitation planning result in an emphasis upon primary prevention efforts involving early identification and intervention with vulnerable children who run high risk of serious adolescent and adult delinquency. A variety of observers have argued that the presence of a combination of observable problem behaviors documented in childhood is related to ego weakness and may have value as a predictor of explosive acting out in later life. The present study examines a number of institutionalized adolescent male delinquents whose recent history contains reference to a triad of behaviors (persistent enuresis, fire setting, and animal cruelty). Not only does the predictive validity of the triad appear to be supported, but the cases cited rank highest among overtly dangerous assaultive youth seen in the Southern California Youth Authority during the 12-month observation period. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 1974. Copyright © 1974 by Springer)

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Crime Predictors
Violence Predictors
Juvenile Crime
Crime Causes
Juvenile Firesetter
Enuresis
Juvenile Male
Male Crime
Male Offender
Male Violence
Juvenile Violence
Violence Prediction
Juvenile Arson
Arson Offender
Adult Crime
Pathway to Crime-Violence
Life Course
Adult Violence
Adult Male
California
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