RT Article
T1 Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Predictive Validity of Protective Factors in a Sample of Justice-Involved Youth
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 20
IS 3
SP 231
OP 249
A1 Goodwin, Julie
A2 Brown, Shelley L.
A2 Skilling, Tracey A.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1809031079
AB Research on strengths and violent behavior in justice-involved youth suggests that the prevalence and predictive validity of strength factors vary as a function of gender. Interviews conducted between 2009 and 2012 with 185 justice-involved Canadian youth (Nfemale = 84, Nmale = 101; 67% violent index offence) were coded retrospectively using two strength measures for violence prediction: the protective domain of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors-Youth Version (SAPROF-YV). Males exhibited more protective factors than females across measures. Both tools were strong predictors of general recidivism in males but not females. The SAVRY protective domain was predictive of violent recidivism in males, but the SAPROF-YV was not; neither was predictive of violent recidivism in females. This study demonstrates gender differences in the prevalence and predictive validity of strengths in justice-involved youth and highlights the need for more female-focused research and measures.
K1 Strengths
K1 Assessment
K1 violence risk
K1 Gender differences
K1 Sex differences
K1 protective factors
DO 10.1177/15412040221089235