The purpose of this study is to determine whether the parenting styles and life satisfaction predict delinquent behaviors frequently or not. Firstly the data were collected from 471 girls and 410 boys, a total of 881 high school students. Then the research was carried out with 502 students showing low (n = 262, 52.2%) and high level of delinquent…

The study examined predictive validity of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare National Strategy for Youth Development's behavioral model impact scales in a sample of 1,230 youth (11 to 19 years old). Human relationship variables rather than perceived educational and occupational access variables were most potent predictors of…

Summarizes a two-year study of juvenile sexual offenders in Washington. Evaluates both community- and institution-based treatment programs. Offers a demographic profile of the typical juvenile sexual offender and the recidivism data from a mean 20-month follow-up period. Surprisingly few variables were found to have a significant relationship to…

Study of 18-21 year old men in a reformatory indicated both delinquency prediction scales generally correlated low with most of the personality inventory scales; scale scores of both inventories were generally elevated. (Author)

Four studies using 12 sample groups culminated in a Depth of Delinquency Index for use in evaluations of juvenile treatment programs. This index was deemed suitable for trial use in program evaluations and research related to groups of juvenile delinquents, but not for individual diagnostic purposes. (Author/GK)

Four groups of Ss, ranging from 11 and 12 year-olds to 14 and 15 year-olds, were tested on the Junior P.Q., and on an anonymous self-report questionnaire. Results indicate that Eysenck's theory of antisocial behavior is capable of predictions concerning the range of misbehavior engaged in by secondary school girls. (Author)

The KDP scale was found to be ineffective as a predictor of Ss' contacts with law enforcement agencies but of some use in predicting school social adjustment and reading achievement. (Editor)

Reports on school survey of males entering puberty and occurrence of delinquent behaviors. Results show that these students reported a wider range of delinquency, including higher levels of crime and school opposition behaviors. They also reported a greater frequency of particular delinquent acts over a 12-month period. Findings lend support to…

Responses of Massachusetts groups of 200 male and 200 female delinquents to the items of the School Interest Inventory were contrasted with 200 male and 200 female nondelinquents. The same procedure was followed with an identical number of subjects in Rhode Island. Items which appeared significant at the .20 level in at least one subgroup of 100…

Investigated whether delinquency is the result of a rational decision. The Subjective Expected Utility (SEU) model from decision theory was used with male juvenile offenders (N=45) as the model of the decision process. Results showed that the SEU model predicted 62.7 percent of the subjects' decisions. (Author/RC)

Studies 248 adolescents who had been in a Serious Offender Program to examine the relative predictiveness of: a common risk assessment tool; a battery of psychological tests; and a combination of demographic and theoretical factors. Regression procedures indicate that the following are significant predictors: prior commitment; male; gang members;…

The former HEW National Strategy for Youth Development model was a community-based planning and procedural tool to enhance and to prevent delinquency through a process of youth needs assessments, needs targeted programs, and program impact evaluation. The program's 12 Impact Scales have been found to have acceptable reliabilities, substantial…

Reports a recently proposed method of identifying delinquency as early as third grade based on peer group associations, the Halstead-Reitan test battery, perceptual and hand-eye coordination tests, and family environment. (MDR)