“…Although no single factor is responsible for delinquency (Maas, Herrenkohl, & Sousa, 2008;Preski & Shelton, 2001;Turner, Hartman, Exum, & Cullen, 2007; D. C. Widom & Maxfield, 2001), there exist multiple risks in chil dren's backgrounds including deficits in family, school, and neighborhoods (Hay, Fortson, Hollist, Altheimer, & Schaible, 2006;Heilbrun, Goldstein, & Redding, 2005;Howell, 2003;Loeber & Farrington, 2001;Mears & Aron, 2003;Stouthamer-Loeber, Wei, Homish, & Loeber, 2002). Some established delinquency risk factors include gender (Loper, 1999;Smith & Thornberry, 1995;C.…”