Delinquency and Psychopathy in Juveniles

Delinquency and Psychopathy in Juveniles

    Presenter(s)

    Lauren Kathleen Moore, Darian A. Ramirez

    Description

    Although prior research has shown that there is a correlation between psychopathic traits in youth and the propensity to commit delinquency, there is very a lack of research linking it to aggressive offending. The current study aimed to understand the association between specific psychopathic traits such as callousness and grandiosity and aggressive offending among adjudicated juveniles. Data used for the study was the Pathways to Desistance Study that followed 1,354 juveniles from their adolescence into their young adulthood years. The sample consisted of 86% males, 41.4% African American, 20% White, and 33.5% of the rest of the sample consisted of other races, who had been found guilty of at least one serious violent crime, property offense or drug offense. A bivariate correlation was conducted to test the relationship between these two specific traits and aggressive offending. Findings show that only callousness was statistically significantly correlated with aggressive offending. Implications of the study will be discussed.

    Publication Date

    4-22-2021

    Project Designation

    Capstone Project

    Primary Advisor

    Susybel R. Kallsen

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Criminal Justice Studies

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

    United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Quality Education

    Delinquency and Psychopathy in Juveniles

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