Adolescent females with limited delinquency – At risk of school failure

Azad, Azadé; Hau, Hanna Ginner

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.015

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“…This was true for both those who reoffended and those who did not. Based on their self-reports from our previous study (Azad and Ginner Hau 2018) regarding delinquency, school problems and school satisfaction we only found a significant relation between self-reported school problems and educational attainment in upper secondary school, which in some parts contradicted our hypotheses. In contrast to our final hypothesis regarding self-reports and recidivism, we found no difference concerning the level of self-reported school problems, school satisfaction and delinquency between the recidivist group and those who did not reoffend.…”

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“…The very limited research available indicates that although not at high risk of offending, this group of delinquents may be at risk of suboptimal development in other life areas, including education (Moffitt 2001;Odgers et al 2008). In a previous study (Azad and Ginner Hau 2018), we explored the characteristics of this particular group of female offenders. More specifically, we studied their self-reported problems in different life areas (delinquency, drug and alcohol use, school, peers, family, and mental health) and how the degree of potential problems compared to females in residential care and a reference group of females.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Few studies are available on this particular group of female delinquents (e.g., Azad and Ginner Hau 2018;, as this is a hard group to collect data on. Also, no other Swedish longitudinal studies focusing on educational attainment and recidivism are available targeting this particular sample.…”

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“…Also, no other Swedish longitudinal studies focusing on educational attainment and recidivism are available targeting this particular sample. As our previous study (Azad and Ginner Hau 2018) pointed to the importance of noticing and intervening against problems beyond criminality for this group based on their self-reports, it is important to follow up these results and validated them with other types of measure. The present study thus contributes to the need to know more about the characteristics of adolescent females with limited delinquency, with focus on their educational attainment and rates of recidivism.…”

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Adolescent Females with Limited Delinquency: A Follow-Up on Educational Attainment and Recidivism

Azad

Hau

2019

Child Youth Care Forum

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Background Research has established a strong relationship between education and later life outcomes, where the connection between different school problems and delinquency have been widely acknowledged. These studies have often sampled male juvenile offenders exhibiting extensive and/or persistent delinquency. Less is known about the educational attainment of female juvenile offenders, especially those who display limited delinquency. In a previous study (Azad and Ginner Hau in Child Youth Serv Rev 95:384-396, 2018), the characteristics of this particular group of offenders were explored where the results showed limited self-reported delinquency but elevated school problems. Objective The present aim was to conduct a follow-up study of the same sample of female adolescents, in order to study their educational attainment during adolescence and the rate of recidivism within 24 months after being sentenced through registry data. Method The sample consisted of adolescent females (N = 144) who were convicted of a crime and sentenced to youth service between 2007 and 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden. Results The results showed that the majority of the females did not reoffend within 2 years after being sentenced. They did, however, display high educational deficits. Their grade point average at the end of both compulsory education and upper secondary school was much lower than that of young females in general, and the majority had either dropped out, never begun or received zero in all subjects at the end of upper secondary school. Conclusions The low school results indicate a need to support young delinquent females' educational attainment in order to improve their overall life chances.

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Adolescent Females with Limited Delinquency: A Follow-Up on Educational Attainment and Recidivism

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Hau

2019

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“…Within this project studies based on samples of convicted Swedish youths receiving community-based measures have been conducted (Ginner Hau, 2010;Ginner Hau & Smedler, 2011a, b) indicating a need to further investigate this group of young offenders. Adolescent female offenders have been a priority, and to date we have conducted three studies focusing females with limited delinquency (Azad, Ginner Hau, & Karlsson 2017;Azad & Ginner Hau, 2018. Two of these studies (Azad & Ginner Hau, 2018 were focused on female offenders (n = 144) in a sample of Swedish youths sentenced to community service (total n = 938).…”

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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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Relationship Between Criminal and Status Offense Behaviors, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa

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Myers,

Browne

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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This study aimed to examine the relationship between externalizing behaviors, substance use, and sexual risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Cape Town, South Africa, who experience social disadvantage characterized by poverty and school dropout. We analyzed baseline data from 500 AGYW in a cluster-randomized trial who had dropped out of school. Multivariate logistic regression models explored associations between self-reported criminal behaviors and other status offenses, heavy episodic drinking, polydrug use, and condomless sex. Engagement in status offenses was associated with heavy episodic drinking (OR = 3.56, 95% CI: 2.05–6.20), while crimes against other people were associated with polydrug use (OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.03–2.63). Drug-related illegal behavior was associated with polydrug use (OR = 7.78, 95% CI: 3.53–8.69) and reduced odds of condom use during last sexual episode, after adjusting for drug use (OR = 0.56, 95% CI: 4.00–5.15). As externalizing behaviors are prevalent among this sample of AGYW and associated with greater likelihood of problem substance use and condomless sex, interventions to improve the physical and mental well-being of AGYW should assess for and address engagement in criminal and status offenses.

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Adolescent females with limited delinquency – At risk of school failure

Cited by 6 publications

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Adolescent Females with Limited Delinquency: A Follow-Up on Educational Attainment and Recidivism

Adolescent Females with Limited Delinquency: A Follow-Up on Educational Attainment and Recidivism

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

Relationship Between Criminal and Status Offense Behaviors, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa

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