@article{ref1,
title="Risk assessment of girls are there any sex differences in risk factors for re-offending and in risk profiles?",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2014",
author="Put, Claudia E. van der and Dekovic, Maja and Hoeve, Machteld and Stams, Geert Jan J. M. and Laan, Peter H. van der and Langewouters, Femke E. M.",
volume="60",
number="7",
pages="1033-1056",
abstract="The aims of this study were (a) to investigate sex differences in risk factors for re-offending and (b) to provide a risk assessment model for girls. The data of 1,396 adolescents who committed a criminal offense were examined. Both generic and sex-specific risk factors for re-offending were found. The girl-specific risk factors are located mainly in the family domain. These girl-specific risk factors turn out to be by far the most important predictors for re-offending for girls. The risk assessment model divides girls into four different risk groups: a low risk group (containing 65% of the girls) and three high risk groups (girls with delinquent parents, victims of abuse, and repeat offenders), each showing a specific set of risk factors, which suggests the need for specific interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128710384776",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128710384776"
}