Sökning: "Adolescent offending"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden Adolescent offending.
6. Young sex offenders : individual characteristics, agency reactions and criminal recidivism
Sammanfattning : Background: Young sex offenders (YSOs) commit a significant proportion of all reported sex crimes and many adult sex offenders report deviant sexual fantasies and sexually abusive behaviour already during adolescence. However, most previous research originates in North America. LÄS MER
7. Antisocial behaviour over the life course among females and males treated for substance misuse
Sammanfattning : Aims: (1) To compare the prevalence of adverse outcomes in adulthood between a clinic cohort and a matched sample from the general population; (2) To examine the associations between adolescent antisocial behaviour and adverse outcomes in adulthood; (3) To identify subgroups of male and female offenders with distinct features of offending, and to examine the long-term continuity of offending in the subgroups, and; (4) To identify long-term offending trajectories and examine the relationship between these offending trajectories and concurrent problems in other areas. Method: Participants were part of a longitudinal study of adolescents who were treated at a substance misuse clinic during two periods: 1968-1971 (Cohort 1; 1992 participants), and 1980-1984 (Cohort 2; 1576 participants). LÄS MER
8. Adolescents at risk of persistent antisocial behaviour and alcohol problems : The role of behaviour, personality and biological factors
Sammanfattning : Antisocial behaviour and alcohol problems are areas of great concern to society, not only associated with personal and emotional costs for the affected individuals and their victims, but also with major societal financial costs. What makes some individuals more likely than others to develop these kinds of problems? The general aim of this thesis was to explore the role of individual characteristics in the development of antisocial behaviour and alcohol problems. LÄS MER
9. Mental illness and criminal behavior : individual characteristics related to criminal conduct among violent offenders with schizophrenia
Sammanfattning : During the last decades, interest has increased in structured risk assessment of future violence as well as in research addressing the link between schizophrenia and violence. The overall aim of this study was to extend our knowledge concerning risk assessment and the connection between schizophrenia and criminal behavior. LÄS MER
10. Long-term adverse outcomes and resilience of individuals who misused substances as adolescents
Sammanfattning : Background: Little is known about the long-term outcomes in multiple domains of adult functioning of individuals who as adolescents misused substances. The goal of this thesis was to examine adverse and resilient outcomes through 30 years of adulthood of individuals who as adolescents had consulted a clinic for substance misuse problems and to identify risk and protective factors present in adolescence that distinguished trajectories of adult development. LÄS MER
