Does the effect of justice system attitudes on adolescent crime vary based on psychosocial maturity?
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Fine, Adam, Wolff, Kevin T., Baglivio, Michael T., Piquero, Alex R., Frick, Paul J., Steinberg, Laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth. (2018). Does the effect of justice system attitudes on adolescent crime vary based on psychosocial maturity? Child Development. 89(6), pp. e468 - e479. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12983
Authors | Fine, Adam, Wolff, Kevin T., Baglivio, Michael T., Piquero, Alex R., Frick, Paul J., Steinberg, Laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth |
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Abstract | Adolescents who view the justice system negatively are prone to commit crime. Simultaneously, youth who have difficulty regulating their behavior are likely to commit crime. Using a longitudinal sample of 1,216 male adolescents (ages 13–17) who had been arrested for the first time, were racially/ethnically diverse, and were drawn from three U.S. states, this study incorporated a developmental perspective into the procedural justice framework to examine whether psychosocial immaturity moderated the effect of justice system attitudes on youth crime. Attitudes toward the justice system were associated with reoffending among psychosocially mature youth, but not among psychosocially immature youth. This developmental perspective indicates that psychosocially immature youth who have difficulty regulating their behavior may be at risk of engaging in crime regardless of how they perceive the justice system. |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Child Development |
Journal citation | 89 (6), pp. e468 - e479 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 0009-3920 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12983 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85031666130 |
Page range | e468 - e479 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v106/does-the-effect-of-justice-system-attitudes-on-adolescent-crime-vary-based-on-psychosocial-maturity
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