Citation

Lee J, Onifade E, Teasley M, Noel LT. J. Ethn. Crim. Justice 2012; 10(4): 316-329.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15377938.2012.732880

PMID

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Abstract

This study focused on the influence of risk and protective factors on juvenile delinquency in South Korea. The study also investigated the relationship between risk and protective factors. The first wave of data in the Korea Youth Panel Survey included 3,449 adolescents. Data analysis included exploratory factor analysis, regression analysis, and analysis of variance. Analysis revealed that parental monitoring and teacher attachment as protective factors were both associated with lower levels of delinquency. Moreover, delinquent peers and poor parenting as risk factors were associated with high levels of delinquency. The relationships between parent attachment and delinquency and between academic performance and delinquency were found to be nonsignificant. Finally, protective factors mitigated risk factor effects on delinquency levels.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency