RT Article
T1 Perceptions of the Legal System and Recidivism: Investigating the Mediating Role of Perceptions of Chances for Success in Juvenile Offenders:
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 45
IS 4
SP 541
OP 560
A1 Abate, Anna
A2 Venta, Amanda 1987-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1701688735
AB Using a sample of serious juvenile offenders, the current study examined relations between perceptions of the legal system and recidivism, exploring the roles of perceptions of chances for success as a mediator and race/ethnicity as a moderator. The results indicate that in Black and Hispanic juvenile offenders, but not White, perceptions of chances for success mediates the relation between perceptions of the legal system and recidivism. The current study offers support for the notion that interventions aimed at preventing youth from engaging in illegal behaviors may need to be tailored to target racial/ethnic-specific attitudes and foster beliefs in racial/ethnic minority youth that they are capable of future success.
K1 Perceptions of procedural justice
K1 Legal legitimacy
K1 Legal cynicism
K1 Perceptions of chances for success
K1 Recidivism
K1 Adolescent
K1 Juvenile offender
DO 10.1177/0093854817753264