Juvenile Offenders Flashcards
3 risk factor domains
environmental
individual
family
coercion developmental theory
parenting solely responsible for offending trajectories
temperament elicits coercive parenting strategies that the child learns from
females less likely to be involved in antisocial behaviour
coercion developmental trajectories
early onset, late onset
social incompetence higher for early onset groups
early onset developed more disruptive peer relationships and lover self esteem
causes offending over life course
why is Moffit’s AL/LCP Trajectories good?
identifies early onset, good for CJS and saves money
what is wrong with Moffit’s taxonomy?
maturity gap increasing the length of AL offenders’ behaviours
females might also change offending trajectory to child abuse, which is not detected
Risk assessment tools for young offenders
Youth Risk Assessment (YRNA)
Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV)
Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youth (SAVRY)
Three domains of SAVRY
historical
socio/contextual
individual clinical
What are the three types of intervention
Primary Intervention
Secondary Intervention
Tertiary Intervention
primary intervention
proactive, multifacted approach
family, school, individual, community level
cognitive behavioural therapy
targets youths at risk of LCP
secondary intervention
prevents re-occurrence by preventing labelling
prevent escalation
prosocial peers
tertiary intervention
address youth deep into CJS
reduce frequency
treatment rather than prevention
minimize risks
two types of responsivity
general -> match offender to program
specific -> match therapist style to offender’s circumstances
