Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Recidivism Risk Among Justice-Involved Youth: Testing for Mediation via Dual Systems Model Processes

Abstract

Research has indicated that criminality may be transmitted from parent to offspring. However, there remains limited research examining risk for offspring recidivism in this regard and mechanisms underpinning this relationship. The present study examined dual systems imbalance as a potential mediator using the first three waves of the Pathways to Desistance data. Generalized structural equation modeling was used to test for direct and indirect effects of interest. Results indicated that parent criminal history predicted both increased recidivism risk and re-offending frequency. Dual systems imbalance significantly mediated the relationship between parent criminal history and recidivism risk, but this was not observed for the re-offending frequency outcome.

La Reincidencia Delictiva en los Adolescentes que Cometen Delitos Graves y Tienen un Consumo de Drogas Elevado

“…A este respecto, los resultados del presente estudio pueden ser un contrapeso a las tendencia actual de investigación, ya que las pocas investigaciones que han abordado el fenómeno de la reincidencia delictiva desde modelos de moderación o mediación se sirven del estudio de variables estáticas (Craig et al, 2022;Wojciechowski 2023), incidiendo en la tendencia apuntada en las investigaciones españolas de la última década (Cuervo et al, 2017;Fernández, 2018;Ortega-Campos et al, 2020;Ortega-Campos et al, 2014).…”