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Title: Engagement in Criminal Activity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Protective Factors
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Hair, Elizabeth Catherine |
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Engagement in Criminal Activity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Protective Factors Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2012 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Society of Criminology Keyword(s): Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Education; Family Influences; Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis; Transition, Adulthood Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper will present findings that examine the protective factors influencing the successful transition of adolescents who committed crimes in their youth to non-participation in criminal activity as adults using data from the NLSY97. The 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) is a nationally representative longitudinal dataset of individuals born between 1980 - 1984 who were living in a U.S. household in 1997. Latent Profile Analysis will be performed during adolescence and young adulthood. We anticipate the emergence of 3-4 groups or ‘profiles’ of adolescents and adults who range in the frequency and severity of criminal/delinquent behavior. We will also examine the movement in ‘profile’ membership from youth engagement in delinquent activities to adult participation in criminal activities. We will also examine whether protective factors such as education, employment, health, environmental, and family characteristics influence membership in the profiles during adolescence and young adulthood. We will also examine how risk and protective factors during adolescences and young adulthood influence the patterns of movement as youth transition to adulthood and either persist, desist, or completely abstain from participation in criminal activity. Findings will be discussed in terms of positive youth development. |
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Hair, Elizabeth Catherine. "Engagement in Criminal Activity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Protective Factors." Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2012. |