RT Article
T1 Assessing Correlates of Onset, Escalation, Deescalation, and Desistance of Delinquent Behavior
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 15
IS 3
SP 277
OP 306
A1 Ayres, Charles D.
A2 Williams, James Herbert
A2 Hawkins, J. David
A2 Peterson, Peggy L.
A2 Catalano, Richard F.
A2 Abbott, Robert D.
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767143362
AB This article evaluates the utility of social development model constructs toassess the correlates of onset, escalation, deescalation, and desistance ofdelinquent behavior, from age 12 to age 15, using a dynamic classificationapproach. Dynamic classification places individuals into categories basedon changes in levels of delinquent behavior over time. These analyses assessthe extent to which specific constructs are associated with changes in thedelinquency status of individuals. Constructs of the social developmentmodel (SDM), including opportunities for conventional involvement, skillsfor conventional involvement, rewards for conventional involvement,proactive family management, bonding to conventional society, opportunitiesfor antisocial involvement, antisocial interactions, perceived rewards forantisocial involvement, and norms against drug use, were significantlyassociated with change in delinquent behavior over time. Many of theconstructs were particularly salient in distinguishing between youths whoremained involved in delinquency and youths who deescalated or desisted fromdelinquent behavior during this period. Implications for preventiveinterventions and criminological theory are discussed.
K1 Etiology
K1 Gender
K1 Social Development
K1 Delinquency
K1 Correlates
DO 10.1023/A:1007576431270