Citation

Fine A, Baglivio MT, Cauffman E, Wolff KT, Piquero AR. Crim. Justice Behav. 2018; 45(2): 214-233.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854817739046

PMID

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Abstract

Youth with poor self-regulation or criminal attitudes are at risk for recidivism. Researchers have yet to examine how self-regulation and criminal attitudes intermix to influence recidivism. The present study employed a large sample of 26,947 youth in the Florida Juvenile Justice System to examine the effect of criminal attitudes on the association between self-regulation and recidivism over a 1-year period. The results indicated that the influence of self-regulation on recidivism varied based on youths' attitudes. Although self-regulation affected recidivism among youth with average (dy/dx = -.03, SE =.01, p <.001) and less criminal (dy/dx = -.05, SE =.01, p <.001) attitudes, self-regulation was not associated with recidivism among youth with more criminal attitudes (dy/dx = -.01, SE =.01, p =.150). These findings demonstrate mechanisms that may promote sustained justice system involvement and identify key levers for reducing youth recidivism.

Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en