Adolescence And JJ

Question 0

What are the individual characteristics of juvenile offenders?

Answer 0

Hyperactivity
Cognitive impairment- verbal and planning skills
Temperamental features
Distorted social information processing

Question 1

What are the 2 types of JJ offenders?

Answer 1

Early onset and life course persistent

Late onset, adolescent limited

Question 2

What are the role of psychosocial features on Juvenile offending?

Answer 2

Parental criminality
Consequences of rearing difficulties and disruptive children 
Stressful life events
Unemployment 
Childhood neglect and abuse
Poor supervision
Delinquent peer groups

Question 3

What are resilient factors for Juvenile offending?

Answer 3

High childhood IQ scores

Positive peer influences

Question 4

What are the three areas contributing to storm and stress in adolescence?

Answer 4

Conflict with parents
Mood disruptions
Risky behaviour

Question 5

What are the three strongest individual predictors of reoffending?

Answer 5

1. Younger age at first commitment
2. Younger age at first contact with the law
3. History of non severe psychopathology

Question 6

What are other risk factors for re-offending?

Answer 6

Male
Lower socioeconomic status 
More arrests 
Longer incarcerations
Hx abuse
Out of home placements 
Lower IQ

Question 7

What are the dynamic risk factors associated with juvenile offending?

Answer 7

Family instability
Problematic family interactions 
Association with delinquent peers
Poor use of leisure time 
Substance abuse

Question 8

What are the difficulties in researching JJ offending?

Answer 8

Inconsistencies re substance use and abuse
Differing methodologies
Homogenous population
Need more into violent vs non violent/sexual offenders

Question 9

Which areas of the brain are still developing during adolescence?

Answer 9

Long term planning
Regulation of emotion
Impulse control
Evaluation of risk and reward