Psychopathology and offense types in detained male juveniles

Plattner, Belinda; Giger, Joël; Bachmann, Friedel; Brühwiler, Karl; Steiner, Hans; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Bessler, Cornelia; Aebi, Marcel

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.02.006

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“…However, the finding that other drug use was not an independent predictor of criminal behaviour in the present community-based sample is in contrast to recently obtained results on drug-related criminality in detained youth and young adults with substance use disorders [38]. The difference in findings may be due to the marked differences of sample origins and the rather low prevalence of illegal drug abuse in the present cohort.…”

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Problem coping skills, psychosocial adversities and mental health problems in children and adolescents as predictors of criminal outcomes in young adulthood

Aebi

Giger

Plattner

et al. 2013

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The purpose of this study was to test child and adolescent psychosocial and psychopathological risk factors as predictors of adult criminal outcomes in a Swiss community sample. In particular, the role of active and avoidant problem coping in youths was analysed. Prevalence rates of young adult crime convictions based on register data were calculated. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyse the prediction of adult criminal convictions 15 years after assessment in a large Swiss community sample of children and adolescents (n = 1,086). Risk factors assessed in childhood and adolescence included socio-economic status (SES), migration background, perceived parental behaviour, familial and other social stressors, coping styles, externalizing and internalizing problems and drug abuse including problematic alcohol consumption. The rate of any young adult conviction was 10.1 %. Besides externalizing problems and problematic alcohol consumption, the presence of any criminal conviction in young adulthood was predicted by low SES and avoidant coping even after controlling for the effects of externalizing problems and problematic alcohol use. The other predictors were significant only when externalizing behaviours and problematic alcohol use were not controlled. In addition to child and adolescent externalizing behaviour problems and substance use, low SES and inadequate problem-solving skills, in terms of avoidant coping, are major risk factors of young adult criminal outcomes and need to be considered in forensic research and criminal prevention programs.

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Problem coping skills, psychosocial adversities and mental health problems in children and adolescents as predictors of criminal outcomes in young adulthood

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Despite available international data on the high prevalence of mental health problems in young offenders [2, 4], this study presents the first systematic assessment of mental health disorders in male young offenders intervened by the Portuguese Juvenile Justice System. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to assess mental health problems in male young offenders, in order to identify mental health intervention needs within this population.…”

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“…A considerable amount of research has studied the prevalence rates of psychopathology in male youth intervened by the juvenile justice systems in different countries. Results have shown that male young offenders tend to present substantially higher rates of both externalized and internalized disorders, when compared with normative peers [2–5]. …”

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Mental health problems in male young offenders in custodial versus community based-programs: implications for juvenile justice interventions

Rijo

Brazão

Barroso

et al. 2016

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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BackgroundYoung offenders are known to be a population with high prevalence of mental health disorders. In most cases, these disorders are neither identified nor treated properly, with the majority of them being chronic and difficult to treat. In many countries, the prevalence rates of psychopathology in male young offenders are still unknown and no psychotherapeutic interventions are delivered. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to assess mental health problems in Portuguese male young offenders placed in either custodial or community-based programs and discuss treatment implications within the juvenile justice interventions.MethodsParticipants in this study included 217 male young offenders aged between 14 and 20 years old that were randomly selected using a random number table. From the total sample, 122 (56.3 %) participants were placed in juvenile detention facilities, and 95 (43.7 %) were receiving community-based programs. Participants were interviewed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, a structured interview that assesses DSM-IV Axis I Mental Disorders. Participants aged 18 years or older were also assessed with the antisocial personality disorder section from the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders.ResultsResults showed a high prevalence of mental health disorders, with a global prevalence of 91.2 % in the total sample. In both groups, global prevalence rates were equally high (93.4 % in youth in custodial versus 88.4 % in youth in community-based programs). Substance-related disorders were more prevalent in youth placed in juvenile facilities, whereas anxiety and mood disorders were more often found in the community-based group. Moreover, oppositional defiant disorder was more prevalent in youth from the community, whereas antisocial personality disorder and conduct disorder were less prevalent than expected in this same group. A high comorbidity rate was also found, with the majority of participants from both groups’ fulfilling criteria for two or more disorders. Additionally, participants with conduct disorder were over four times more likely to fulfill criteria for substance abuse.ConclusionsOur findings inform about specific needs concerning mental health intervention that should be taken into account when deciding and planning rehabilitation programs for male young offenders, either from custodial or community-based programs.

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“…Otra cuestión importante es la referente al consumo de sustancias que nos indica que más del 90% de los menores del Grupo Trampolín consume algún tipo de droga de forma habitual, siendo el alcohol y el cannabis las sustancias más consumidas. Son numerosas las investigaciones que relacionan los trastornos graves del comportamiento con conductas de riesgo como el consumo de drogas (Bernal y González-Tascón, 2009;Carli et al, 2014;Gutiérrez et al, 2008;Howell, 2003;Plattner et al, 2012;Quinsey, Skilling, Lalumière y Craig, 2004); estos estudios coinciden con los resultados hallados en Trampolín sobre este aspecto concreto, por lo que se puede afirmar que los menores del programa tienen como característica común el ser consumidores habituales tanto de sustancias socialmente aceptadas (alcohol y tabaco) como de otras consideradas ilegales. Continuando con los aspectos escolares, los participantes en Trampolín mayoritariamente pertenecen a centros públicos.…”

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"Trampolín" educational programme for adolescents with severe behavioural problems: Participant profile and effect of the intervention

Orregoa¹,

Paíno²,

Fonseca‐Pedrero³

2016

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Psychopathology and offense types in detained male juveniles

Cited by 35 publications

References 31 publications

Problem coping skills, psychosocial adversities and mental health problems in children and adolescents as predictors of criminal outcomes in young adulthood

Problem coping skills, psychosocial adversities and mental health problems in children and adolescents as predictors of criminal outcomes in young adulthood

Mental health problems in male young offenders in custodial versus community based-programs: implications for juvenile justice interventions

"Trampolín" educational programme for adolescents with severe behavioural problems: Participant profile and effect of the intervention

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