Predictors of Juvenile Delinquency

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There are many predictors of juvenile delinquency including drug addicted parents, gender differences, single parent homes, violence exposure, early adolescent aggression, psychological condition and school performance. This paper provides a literary review on the predictors of juvenile delinquency. The literary review was constructed using material from various sources including, "The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse," "Mental Health Weekly," "The Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology" and the "Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry." The paper also includes a section on theoretical constructs, the ways in which these predictors impact the application of psychology and a critical analysis.

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"The literature demonstrated that the predictors of juvenile delinquency in high income neighborhoods are different from those of low income neighborhoods. (Beyers, 2001) Beyers reports that predictors of repeated delinquency from the ages of 13-19 were explored in a longitudinal sample of 420 urban adolescent males living in high income neighborhoods. (Beyers, 2001) The study concluded that juveniles living in high income neighborhoods were less likely than juveniles living in low income neighborhoods to engage in delinquent acts. (Beyers, 2001)
The results of the study also indicated that predictors of juvenile delinquency in high income neighborhoods were more likely to be biologically based than in low income neighborhoods where predictors are usually based on "poor parent--adolescent communication and early intercourse, appeared to be context-dependent." (Beyers, 2001)"

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