The role of gender in juvenile deliquency: Personality and intelligence

Díaz, Amelia; Beleña, Angela; Cervellera, María José Báguena

doi:10.1016/0191-8869(94)90167-8

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“…The majority (88.2%) of participants had intellectual disability. Studies examining the origin of juvenile delinquency have continuously identified intellectual disability as a predictor of criminal behaviour (40,41). Persons who score relatively low on IQ tests are significantly more likely to have been arrested for an official crime, to self-report involvement in criminal behaviour, and to also hold and endorse pro-criminal attitudes and values when compared with persons who score relatively higher on IQ tests (42,43).…”

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Prevalence, Levels and Correlates of Intellectual Disability among Adolescents Incarcerated in a Correctional Facility in Kaduna, NorthWestern Nigeria

Lasisi,

Nuhu,

Okechukwu

et al. 2024

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Background: Adolescents with intellectual disability are disproportionately represented within correctional facilities. Studies have shown that such adolescents are vulnerable to manipulation and influence including coercion into homosexual relationships, as well as to being victims of homicide compared to others. However, there are few studies on intellectual disability among adolescents in correctional facilities in Northern Nigeria. This study thus aimed to assess the prevalence, levels and correlates of intellectual disability among adolescents in a correctional facility in Kaduna, Northwestern Nigeria Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among all the adolescents incarcerated at the Borstal Training Institution in Kaduna, North-western Nigeria between March and June 2018 who gave informed consent/assent. Data collection was done using a sociodemographic questionnaire; Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM); Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire and Perceived parental support questionnaire. Results: The 93 participants aged 13 years to 19 years were all males with a mean age of 17.71 years (SD ±1.19). The majority (88.2%) were below average intellectually while 58.1% were intellectually defective. Participants with below-average IQ had experienced parental death (χ2 = 4.099, p=0.043), had mothers with less than 12 years of education (χ2 = 5.653, p=0.015) and scored lower on perceived combined parental support (t=-4.704, p=0.032), maternal (t=- 4.334, p=0.000) and paternal support (t=-3.506, p=0.001). Conclusions: Intellectual disabilities are prevalent among adolescents in incarceration. There is a need to put in place programs for the identification of such adolescents in our correctional facilities so that programs which minimize the disability while emphasizing the adolescents' strengths can be instituted thus probably reducing their representation in the prison population as well as enhancing the success of rehabilitation back into the society. In addition, identified correlates should be incorporated into targeted prevention strategies for vulnerable adolescents effectively and sustainably to reduce their occurrence.

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Prevalence, Levels and Correlates of Intellectual Disability among Adolescents Incarcerated in a Correctional Facility in Kaduna, NorthWestern Nigeria

Lasisi,

Nuhu,

Okechukwu

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“…De facto, a investigação levada a cabo nos últimos anos, tem deixado clara a existência de uma ligação entre níveis baixos de QI e o envolvimento criminoso (Diaz et al, 1994;Jolliffe & Farrington, 2004).…”

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“…Numa investigação conduzida por Diaz et al (1994), foi proposto que um QI mais baixo restringe a probabilidade de sucesso académico na escola o que, consequentemente poderá aumentar a probabilidade de execução de atos delinquentes. De forma mais ampla, a pesquisa que teve como objetivo examinar as origens do comportamento ofensivo (particularmente na delinquência juvenil) identificou o baixo QI como um preditor do comportamento criminoso (Diaz et al, 1994).…”

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O quociente de inteligência como característica neuropsicológica nos agressores sexuais

Marques¹,

Ferros²

2022

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ResumoA relação entre características neuropsicológicas, nomeadamente a inteligência geral (QI), e o crime de abuso sexual tem recebido atenção considerável na literatura. Embora não haja consenso absoluto, os resultados sugerem que os ofensores sexuais constituem um grupo de sujeitos caracterizado por um desempenho individual limitado. O presente artigo avalia a inteligência geral de 50 indivíduos a cumprirem medida privativa de liberdade por crimes de abuso sexual, no Estabelecimento Prisional do Porto, partindo da hipótese de que esta população possuirá um QI indicador de um funcionamento intelectual deficitário. Os instrumentos utilizados incluem um questionário para recolha de dados sociodemográficos e um instrumento de avaliação da inteligência geral, a Forma Geral das Matrizes Progressivas de Raven -FG-MPR (Raven et al., 2001). Os resultados obtidos confirmam a hipótese avançada.

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“…Of course, the term adolescence must first be defined. Studies of adolescents have used varied age definitions for this developmental period, such as 11 to 14 years of age (Graziano & Ward, 1992), 12 to 16 years of age (Diaz, Belena, & Baguena, 1994), Grades 7 to 9 (Wong & Lau, 1993), 16 to 19 years of age (Gerstein & Briggs, 1993), and 11 to 21 years of age (Hatzichristou & Papadatos, 1993). Obviously, researchers have had a variety of ideas concerning the onset and cessation of adolescence.…”

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Evaluating the Appropriateness of College-Age Norms for Use With Adolescents on the NEO Personality Inventory—Revised

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The NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) measures normal personality characteristics and has demonstrated appropriate score reliability and validity. It is normed for two groups of individuals, college-age individuals 17 to 20 years old and adults 21 and older. Often, personality instruments normed on older individuals have been used with adolescent populations. To examine the appropriateness of this decision, the current study explored the differences between an adolescent sample (n = 79) and a college-age sample (n = 80) on the 30 facets and the five domains of the NEO PI-R. Group differences on the facet and domain scales were analyzed using descriptive discriminant analysis. Results indicated that the adolescent and college groups differed on each of the five domains. As expected, the groups also scored differently using the aggregated domain-level variables as the outcome measures. Suggestions for future research include the development of normative data for the adolescent population.

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The role of gender in juvenile deliquency: Personality and intelligence

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Prevalence, Levels and Correlates of Intellectual Disability among Adolescents Incarcerated in a Correctional Facility in Kaduna, NorthWestern Nigeria

Prevalence, Levels and Correlates of Intellectual Disability among Adolescents Incarcerated in a Correctional Facility in Kaduna, NorthWestern Nigeria

O quociente de inteligência como característica neuropsicológica nos agressores sexuais

Evaluating the Appropriateness of College-Age Norms for Use With Adolescents on the NEO Personality Inventory—Revised

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