The Transition to Adulthood of Contemporary Delinquent Adolescents

Kang, Timothy

doi:10.1007/s40865-019-00115-6

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“…Although the majority of prior work has focused on the associations between contact with the justice system and later offending or subsequent court involvement, a small body of work has examined nonoffending outcomes such as education and employment (Kang, 2019). For example, prior work has found that being arrested or having to make a court appearance during adolescence significantly increases the odds of dropping out of high school (Bernburg & Krohn, 2003; Kirk & Sampson, 2013; Sweeten, 2006), increases later unemployment (Bernburg & Krohn, 2003; Lopes et al, 2012), increases later reliance on government assistance such as welfare (Lopes et al, 2012), and decreases the odds of college or university enrollment (Kirk & Sampson, 2013).…”

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Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

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The current study advances past research by studying the impact of juvenile justice decision making with a geographically and ethnically diverse sample (N = 1,216) of adolescent boys (ages 13–17 years) for the 5 years following their first arrest. Importantly, all youth in the study were arrested for an eligible offense of moderate severity (e.g., assault, theft) to evaluate whether the initial decision to formally (i.e., sentenced before a judge) or informally (i.e., diverted to community service) process the youth led to differences in outcomes. The current study also advanced past research by using a statistical approach that controlled for a host of potential preexisting vulnerabilities that could influence both the processing decision and the youth's outcomes. Our findings indicated that youth who were formally processed during adolescence were more likely to be re-arrested, more likely to be incarcerated, engaged in more violence, reported a greater affiliation with delinquent peers, reported lower school enrollment, were less likely to graduate high school within 5 years, reported less ability to suppress aggression, and had lower perceptions of opportunities than informally processed youth. Importantly, these findings were not moderated by the age of the youth at his first arrest or his race and ethnicity. These results have important implications for juvenile justice policy by indicating that formally processing youth not only is costly, but it can reduce public safety and reduce the adolescent's later potential contributions to society.

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Section: Looking Beyond Recidivismmentioning

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Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

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“…Specifically, Justice-Involved group members placed less emphasis on the importance of romantic/marital partnerships in their transition to adulthood than those in the Local Community group. This has important theoretical implications, as marriage has been emphasized as a significant turning point (e.g., Kang, 2019; Laub & Sampson, 2003; Sampson & Laub, 1993). Without access to this turning point, the landscape for desistance within the life course may function differently for justice-involved emerging adults.…”

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“…Aspects of emerging adulthood may threaten desistance for emerging adults with histories of delinquency, which can facilitate substance use, financial problems, and recidivism (e.g., Moffitt et al, 2002; Piquero et al, 2002). Emerging adults with delinquent pasts are less likely to experience traditional informal controls, like marriage or full-time employment, than their peers without histories of delinquency (Kang, 2019). When they eventually encounter these turning points, it is typically later in life (Kang, 2019).…”

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Reconceptualizing Social Bonds for Emerging Adults

Nader

Robinson

2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Social bond theory argues that weak bonds (e.g., relationships, values, activities) with society facilitate engagement in crime and deviance. As these bonds are strengthened, young people grow out of deviance and into prosocial adulthood roles. Social bond theory has four classic components: Attachment, Commitment, Involvement, and Belief. While these components are significant for adolescents and youth, research has yet to examine how social bonds function for young and emerging adults (ages 18–29). This article examines how emerging adults identify and define which social bonds are essential in their transition into prosocial adulthood. Life story interviews were conducted with emerging adults ( n = 30), approximately half of whom have histories of justice system involvement. Themes from interviews inform a reconceptualization of social bond theory for emerging adults focusing on two key elements: (a) Attachment and (b) Commitment Through Involvement.

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“…In most cases, criminal behaviour can be regarded as a transitional developmental process, serving the purposes of emancipation and achievement of respect and independence (Bonnie, Johnson, Chemers, & Schuck, 2013;Laub & Sampson, 2001; Moffitt, 2006). There is limited research on this group of offenders (e.g., Kang, 2019). Available studies indicate however, that also young offenders with limited delinquency may be at risk of suboptimal development (Andersson, Levander, & Torstensson Levander, 2013;Nilsson & Estrada, 2009;Odgers et al, 2008;Roisman, Monahan, Campbell, Steinberg, & Cauffman, 2010).…”

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Swedish Adolescent Female Offenders with Limited Delinquency: Exploring Family-Related Narratives from a Developmental Perspective

Hau

Azad

2020

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Family factors are central both for adolescent development in general and for the development of delinquency. For female delinquency they appear to be particularly important. The aim of this study was to explore family-related statements in adolescent females’ delinquency narratives from a developmental perspective. Interviews with nine female adolescent offenders were analysed using consensual qualitative research (CQR). The main findings consisted of five themes concerning the family in relation to the participants’ delinquency. In the delinquency narratives, families were described as being involved in the entire process of delinquency. Urges both for proximity and distance in family relations were expressed in the narratives. Delinquency was also found to be related to transactions between participants and their families. Our findings indicate that the developmental perspective on family factors for females with limited delinquency is a meaningful way to further investigate this group of offenders. Furthermore, this perspective could in the long-term also potentially contribute to the design of adequate community-based measures for this yet under-researched group of young offenders.

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The Transition to Adulthood of Contemporary Delinquent Adolescents

Cited by 14 publications

References 103 publications

Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

Reconceptualizing Social Bonds for Emerging Adults

Swedish Adolescent Female Offenders with Limited Delinquency: Exploring Family-Related Narratives from a Developmental Perspective

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