TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Predictors of recidivism among delinquent youth: interrelations among ethnicity, gender, age, mental health problems, and posttraumatic stress
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent trauma
A1  - Becker, Stephen P.
A1  - Kerig, Patricia K.
A1  - Lim, Ji-Young
A1  - Ezechukwu, Rebecca N.
SP  - 145
EP  - 160
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-1521
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.671798
ID  - ref1
ER  -