TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - A follow-up of female delinquents: maternal contributions to the perpetuation of deviance
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Lewis, D. O.
A1  - Yeager, C. A.
A1  - Cobham-Portorreal, C. S.
A1  - Klein, N.
A1  - Showalter, C.
A1  - Anthony, A.
SP  - 197
EP  - 201
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - Twenty-one female delinquents, neuropsychiatrically evaluated while in a juvenile correctional facility, were followed up to 7 to 12 years later. Compared with a matched sample of male delinquents, they committed fewer and less violent offenses. Unlike the males, early biopsychosocial variables were not predictive of adult criminality; however, most females were seriously impaired neuropsychiatrically. Mortality rates were high. Having come from abusive households, the female delinquents became suicidal, alcoholic, drug addicted, enmeshed in violent relationships, and unable to care for their children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -