TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A longitudinal study of delinquency abstention: differences between life-course abstainers and offenders from adolescence into adulthood
JO  - Youth violence and juvenile justice
A1  - Johnson, Matthew C.
A1  - Menard, Scott
SP  - 278
EP  - 291
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
N2  - A sizable majority of individuals report involvement in at least some delinquency during their lives. The small percentage of individuals who abstain from delinquency represents an interesting, yet underdeveloped area of research. The purpose of this article is to provide a general model for abstention from learning and integrated theories and propose a standard framework for operationalizing and measuring delinquency abstention. Data from Waves 1 to -9 of the National Youth Survey Family Study were used. <br><br>RESULTS are supportive of the integrated approach using suggested abstention measurement procedures. Predictors from learning theory had a more robust impact compared to social control variables. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1541-2040
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204011427714
ID  - ref1
ER  -