@article{ref1,
title="Sex Differences in Trajectories of Offending Among Puerto Rican Youth",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2010",
author="Jennings, W. G. and Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M. and Piquero, Alex R. and Odgers, Candice L. and Bird, H. and Canino, G.",
volume="56",
number="3",
pages="327-357",
abstract="Although sex is one of the strongest correlates of crime, contentions remain regarding the necessity of sex-specific theories of crime. The current study examines delinquent trajectories across sex among Puerto Rican youth socialized in two different cultural contexts (Bronx, United States; and San Juan, Puerto Rico). Results indicate similar substantive offending trajectories across males and females within each cultural context, that males exhibit a higher frequency of offending and higher levels of risk factors for delinquency, and more similarities than differences in how risk/protective factors relate to patterns of offending across male versus female youth. Study limitations and implications for sex-specific criminological theories are also discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128710372478",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128710372478"
}