Antisocial Behavior by Young People: A Major New Review

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Cambridge University Press, Oct 13, 1998 - Medical - 478 pages
Written by a child psychiatrist, a criminologist and a social psychologist, Antisocial Behavior by Young People is a major international review of research evidence on antisocial behavior. The book covers all aspects of the field, including descriptions of different types of delinquency and time trends, the state of knowledge on the individual, social-psychological and cultural factors involved, and recent advances in prevention and intervention. The authors bring together a wide range of disciplinary perspectives in order to provide a comprehensive account of antisocial behavior in youth. This will be an important work for many professionals and researchers in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and criminology.
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Why a New Review?
2
Coverage and Structure of This Review
7
Identifying the Most Useful Research
10
Multiple Sources of Information
11
Samples
12
Biology and Behavior
14
Causality
15
Peer Groups
191
Gangs
196
Poverty and Social Disadvantage
197
Unemployment
200
Resilience
204
Conclusions
210
Societywide Influences
213
Mass Media
214

Causal Chains
17
Testing Causal Hypotheses
18
Strength of Effects
21
Positivistic Approaches
22
Conclusions
23
Concepts and Measures of Crime
25
The Nature of Adolescent Crime
30
Criminal Offenses
31
Criminal Statistics
32
Victim Surveys
37
Childhood Victimization
38
SelfReported Offending
40
Variations in the Processing of Offenses
45
Recognizing and Reporting Crime
46
The Police as Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System
49
Variations in Judicial Procedures
55
Differences between Offenders and NonOffenders
57
Persistent Young Offenders
58
Conclusions
61
Historical Trends
64
Does Juvenile Crime Reflect the Same Trends?
69
Has the Nature of Offending by Juveniles Been Changing?
72
Changes in the Sex Ratios
74
Changes in the Peak Age of Offending
75
The Relevance of Recent Trends in Juvenile Justice
78
Just Deserts
79
Community Focus
80
Trends in Psychosocial Disorders of Youth
83
Changes in the Social and Economic Context for Young People
86
Possible Reasons for the Rise in Crime and Psychosocial Disorders of Young People
89
Conclusions
92
Varieties of Antisocial Behavior
95
Key Valid Differentiators
96
Age of Onset
98
Probably Valid Differentiators
105
Psychopathy
109
Association with Serious Mental Disorder
110
Special Groups of Uncertain Validity
112
Sexual Offenses
113
Juvenile Homicide
115
Crime Associated with Substance Misuse
117
Medically Caused Crime
118
Other Distinctions
120
Overt versus Covert Crime
121
Recidivist Crime
122
Psychiatric Diagnoses
123
Conclusions
124
The Role of Individual Features
127
Genetic Influences
129
NatureNurture Interplay
132
Routes of Genetic Mediation
135
Obstetric Complications
137
Intelligence
140
Temperament and Personality Features
145
Poor Peer Relationships
148
Hyperactivity
149
Biased Cognitive Processing
151
Drugs and Alcohol
152
Possible Biological Mediators
155
Toxins and Nutrients
157
Physique
159
Androgens
160
Autonomic Reactivity
161
Serotonin Metabolism
162
Overview of Biological Mediators
165
The Role of Psychosocial Features
168
Person Effects on the Environment
171
Genetic Mediation of Psychosocial Risk Factors
174
Tests for Environmental Mediation
175
ThirdVariable Effects
179
Family Influences
181
Large Family Size
182
Broken Homes
183
Abuse and Neglect
185
Coercion and Hostility
186
Ineffective Parenting and Supervision
190
Area Differences
218
Distribution of Offenses
219
Distribution of Offenders
221
School Effects
228
Ethnic Variations
233
Victimization
235
Crime in the United Kingdom
237
Crime in the United States
241
Possible Explanations
244
Guns Drugs and Contraceptives
247
Conclusions
248
Gender Differences
252
Rates of Crime in Males and Females
254
Judicial Processing
258
SelfReport Findings
259
Clinical Disorders Involving Antisocial Behavior
260
Possible Explanations
264
Gender Differences in Individual Risk Factors
265
Gender Differences in Psychosocial Risks
269
Differences in Social Context
272
Conclusions
274
From Child to Adult Persistence and Desistance
277
Some Questions about Using Longitudinal Data
280
Criminal Careers
283
Delinquent Pathways
288
Socioemotional Functioning in Adult Life
292
Drug and Alcohol Problems
294
Suicidal Behavior
295
Influential Experiences in Adult Life
296
TurningPoint Effects
300
Conclusions
304
Prevention and Intervention I Principles and Concepts of Application at the Predelinquency Phase
306
Causal Models
307
Evaluation
313
Randomized Controlled Trials
314
QuasiExperiments
317
Evaluation of Community Interventions
318
Individual Differences in Response
319
CostBenefit Analyses
321
Case Studies of Promising Interventions
322
Targeting HighRisk Groups
323
Relief of Societal Risks
324
Preventive Strategies at a Predelinquency Phase
325
Improving the Parenting in HighRisk Families
326
Early Treatment of Disruptive Behavior
327
Schoolwide Programs
329
Multimodal Interventions
332
Conclusions
333
Prevention and Intervention II Applications at the Postdelinquency Phase
337
Reducing Opportunities for Offending
338
Situational Crime Prevention
339
Increased Community Surveillance and Other Community Initiatives
343
Populationwide Deterrent Effects
346
Incapacitation
349
Different Responses to Delinquency Diversionary Policies
352
Community Alternatives to Custody Schemes
354
Restorative Justice
355
Punishment
357
Short Sharp Shock Approaches
358
Custodial Care
359
Psychological Treatments
363
Metaanalyses
366
Elements of Effective Programs of Intervention
367
Conclusions
369
Conclusions
373
Heterogeneity
374
Notions of Causality
376
Liability
377
Antisocial Behavior over the Life Course
378
Gender Differences
379
Research and Methodological Advances
380
What Is the Relationship between the Research Conclusions and Policy?
382
A Research Agenda for the Future
384
References
387
Index
463
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TitleAntisocial Behavior by Young People: A Major New Review
Antisocial Behavior by Young People, Michael Rutter
AuthorsMichael Rutter, Henri Giller, Ann Hagell
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCambridge University Press, 1998
ISBN0521646081, 9780521646086
Length478 pages
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Medical / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent
Psychology / Developmental / Adolescent
Psychology / Developmental / Child
Psychology / Developmental / General
Psychology / Social Psychology
Social Science / Criminology
Young Adult Nonfiction / Inspirational & Personal Growth
  
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