Citation

Walsh A, Petee TA, Beyer JA. Crim. Justice Behav. 1987; 14(3): 370-379.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854887014003007

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study compares the degree of delinquency involvement of V > P and P > V imbalanced delinquents with intellectually balanced (P=V) delinquents. It was found that P > V subjects were overrepresented and V > P subjects were underrepresented in our sample compared with expectations derived from a normative sample. It was also found that intellectual imbalance, regardless of direction, was significantly related to delinquency involvement. This finding held when controlling for social class and race.

Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en