Empirical Determination of Transitory and Persistent Delinquency in Chilean Youth: Validation of the Criminal Engagement Severity Scale “EGED”

Abstract

Evidence from several longitudinal studies has established the relevance of the approach of evolutionary criminology to understanding and intervening with adolescent criminal offenders, seeking to halt the criminal behavior before its potential consolidation in adulthood. The aim of this study is to present the psychometric properties of the Criminal Engagement Severity Scale (EGED) to discriminate between transitory and persistent delinquency in Chilean adolescents of both sexes. The characteristics of the sample are revealed through descriptive analyses, and evidence of validity and reliability is provided that show its discriminant capacity using ROC curves and odds ratios, measures of internal consistency (Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s Ω), intraclass correlation, and unidimensional statistics. The results indicate that the EGED adequately discriminates between transitory and persistent delinquency, so that its use in contexts of assessment and intervention with adolescent criminal offenders can be recommended, because it helps to determine the intensity of the intervention required.

Rasgos de la personalidad asociados a la conducta criminal: perspectiva de los modelos de Eysenck y Gray

“…En consecuencia, han sido apropiados el desarrollo y planteamiento de los modelos de personalidad de Gray y Eysenck, desde un punto de vista crítico, reflexivo y analítico, ya que permiten discernir de manera clara los factores y causas que contribuyen al desarrollo de la personalidad criminal, contribuyendo de manera positiva en el aprendizaje de los autores de este artículo, estipulando de forma subjetiva las conceptualizaciones de cada uno de los puntos y dimensiones planteados por los autores de los modelos de personalidad (Chesta et al, 2022)seeking to halt the criminal behavior before its potential consolidation in adulthood. The aim of this study is to present the psychometric properties of the Criminal Engagement Severity Scale (EGED.…”