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Predicting recidivism among violent juvenile delinquents
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Buccigross, James Mitchell
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Year and Degree
1993, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
Abstract
The present study represents an attempt to improve upon current methods of recidivism prediction with violent juvenile delinquents. Data on 500 male juvenile delinquents convicted of at least one violent felony was utilized in a chart review study designed to combine psychometric methods of prediction utilizing personality measures with methods employing demographic data. Psychometric methods were represented by a new MMPI scale intended to measure personality inclinations toward violent recidivism in juveniles. Methods utilizing demographic data were represented by Survival Analysis. This combination was intended to overcome the limitations of each approach employed separately. Neither the new MMPI scale nor the Survival Analysis procedure was able to differentiate between nonrecidivists, nonviolent recidivists, or violent recidivists. Thus the attempt at the improvement of recidivism prediction was unsuccessful.
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James Overholser (Advisor)
Pages
89 p.
Keywords
Predicting recidivism
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violent juvenile delinquents
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Buccigross, J. M. (1993).
Predicting recidivism among violent juvenile delinquents
[Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057074194
APA Style (7th edition)
Buccigross, James.
Predicting recidivism among violent juvenile delinquents.
1993. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057074194.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Buccigross, James. "Predicting recidivism among violent juvenile delinquents." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057074194
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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