@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of recidivism among delinquent youth: interrelations among ethnicity, gender, age, mental health problems, and posttraumatic stress",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2012",
author="Becker, Stephen P. and Kerig, Patricia K. and Lim, Ji-Young and Ezechukwu, Rebecca N.",
volume="5",
number="2",
pages="145-160",
abstract="This study investigated the interrelations among mental health problems, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), age, ethnicity, gender, and recidivism over a three-year period in a sample of 417 male and 170 female juvenile offenders. At the time of first admission to a juvenile detention center, boys reported higher alcohol/drug use, whereas girls reported greater anger/irritability. Caucasian offenders evidenced higher rates of alcohol/drug use and somatic complaints than African American offenders. Younger age was related to higher levels of anger/irritability and depression/anxiety, although older adolescents with PTSD reported the highest levels of alcohol/drug use, anger/irritability, somatic complaints, and depression/anxiety. Across multiple admissions to detention, alcohol/drug use increased for all youth, whereas somatic complaints decreased for boys only. Younger offenders were more likely to recidivate than older offenders; however, girls and younger African American youth with PTSD were more likely to reoffend than were their peers.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1080/19361521.2012.671798",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.671798"
}