Several risk factors for recidivism were found: past criminal behavior (number of past offenses, young age at first offense, unknown victim of past offenses), conduct disorder, family risk factors (poor parenting skills, criminal behavior in the family, a history of physical and emotional abuse), involvement with criminal peers, and lack of treatment adherence (aggression during treatment, lack of coping strategies). This is beneficial for my research because these reasons behind recidivism are good to know because we know the psychological factors that may affect youth.
(Mulder, Eva)
Having an unknown victim in past offenses, criminal behavior in the family, lack of treatment adherence, and lack of positive coping strategies were predictive of serious (violent) recidivism. This is beneficial to my research because the lack of help a youth offender may receive may cause them to be more likely to repeat offend.
(Mulder, Eva)