
@article{ref1,
title="Predicting delinquency in adolescence and young adulthood: a longitudinal analysis of early risk factors",
journal="Youth violence and juvenile justice",
year="2008",
author="Green, Amy E. and Gesten, Ellis L. and Greenwald, Mark A. and Salcedo, Octavio",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="323-342",
abstract="This study examined the ability of early risk factors to predict delinquency referrals. Significant risk factors included externalizing behaviors, prenatal smoking, parent marital status, and mother's education. Students with three or more risk factors had eight times the number of delinquency referrals than those with no identified risk factors. Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1541-2040",
doi="10.1177/1541204008320261",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204008320261"
}