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Factors Related To Postparole Outcomes Of Juvenile Offenders, Marcia Crigler

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Using factor analysis, two sets of predictive variables were selected from each of two randomly selected groups of Washington juveniles (Total n= 579) discharged from parole in 1971. Both sets of predictors were cross-validated using discriminant functions, and each set discriminated recidivists from nonrecidivists significantly beyond the .01 level. The eight-item set of predictors was slightly more accurate (1%) than the three-item set of predictors in determining postparole outcomes.