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Gender Differences In Age Of Onset For Delinquency:Risk Factors And Consequences, Laura M. Gulledge
Gender Differences In Age Of Onset For Delinquency:Risk Factors And Consequences, Laura M. Gulledge
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The age of onset of delinquency has long been viewed as a primary indicator for further delinquency and criminality. However, studies on the risk factors for onset, and future delinquency have focused predominantly on males. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences and similarities in risk factors for onset and frequency of arrest. The data used in these analyses were from a longitudinal study, Pathways to Adulthood: A Three Generational Urban Study, 1960-1994. Sixty-six percent (N=1,758) of the eligible children completed the final survey. Of these children, only 515 were used in this particular study because they …