Although a large body of research has studied the factors associated to general recidivism, predictive validity of these factors has received less attention. Andrews and Bonta's General Personality and Social-Psychological Model attempts to provide an in-depth explanation of risk and protective factors in relation to youth recidivism. The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory was administered to 210 adolescents aged between 14 and 18 with a criminal record to analyse risk and protective factors in relation to youth recidivism. Their possible differential contribution over a 2-year follow-up period was also examined. Risk factors showed good levels of recidivism prediction. The factors that emerged as the most discriminative were education/employment, leisure/recreation, and personality. Protective factors differentiated between recidivists and non-recidivists in all factors. Hence, results showed that not only individual but also social factors would be crucial in predicting recidivism.

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Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors for Recidivism in Spanish Youth Offenders

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Characteristics of young offenders depending on the type of crime

violence in criminal ‘justice’ systems around the world and those held in penal detention are especially vulnerable. This collection of essays both exposes such phenomena and charts ways in which it can be, and must be, addressed. The book makes a timely and important contribution to an evolving literature and it comprises an essential point of reference for researchers, advocates, policymakers and practitioners alike’. Professor Barry Goldson, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, The University of Liverpool, UK

Violence Against Children in the Criminal Justice System : Global Perspectives on Prevention

Th e current legislation in Spain has changed the criminal profi le of youths in the Juvenile Justice System. Th is change is expected to aff ect the degree of delinquent recidivism. Th erefore, the aim of this study was to deter- mine the recidivism rate of juvenile off enders according to published investigations, as well as to conduct a me- ta-analysis on recidivism in Spain. Th e literature review identifi ed a total of 27 studies that enabled the calcula- tion of 45 eff ect sizes. Results showed that the variables´ relationship with antisocial peers, violence in base off ense,

Meta-análisis de la reincidencia criminal en menores: estudio de la investigación española meta-analysis of juvenile criminal recidivism: study of spanish research

The predictive validity of risk factors for recidivism in general offenders is well known, but few studies have considered specific crimes – such as non-violent property offences – in this context. The prediction of risk factors on recidivism among general and property offenders is analysed in an attempt to capture any motivational differences underlying diverse types of crimes. Subsamples of theft and property damage offenders were extracted from a general population of 210 juvenile offenders aged between 14 and 18 years. All participants were assessed using the Spanish version of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) and their recidivism rates were evaluated in terms of the number of new records in a 24-month follow-up period. Factors pertaining to the Big Four (especially the antisocial peers risk factor) seem to be the most predictive factors for both general offenders and non-violent property offenders; the type of crime does not seem to make a significant difference to youth...

Risk Factors and Youth Recidivism Prediction in General and Property Offenders

Despues de mas de 10 anos de entrada en vigor de la Ley Organica 5/2000, de 12 de enero, de Responsabilidad Penal del Menor, se hace imprescindible realizar un estudio sobre la reincidencia juvenil en Extremadura, para conocer el impacto de dicho precepto. No cabe duda que uno de los problemas que mas alarma social genera en la poblacion es la delincuencia cometida por los menores con responsabilidad penal. Inicialmente se hace un repaso a la literatura criminologica actual sobre la reincidencia, programas de prevencion, tratamiento a menores delincuentes y la evaluacion de la eficacia de dichos programas. En el presente trabajo, siguiendo la metodologia de otros estudios nacionales como el de Catalunya, analizamos la reincidencia de la delincuencia juvenil en Extremadura, concretamente de las medidas privativas de libertad. Se analizan los expedientes judiciales cerrados de aquellos jovenes que hubieran finalizado una medida de este tipo en el ano 2007 y se realiza el seguimiento de los mismos hasta el ano 2010. En el ano 2007, 115 jovenes cumplieron o estaban cumpliendo una medida privativa de libertad en un Centro de Menores o Permanencia Fin de Semana, de los cuales 63 (57 varones y 7 mujeres) resultaron pertenecer a la muestra final objeto de analisis. Los resultados obtenidos revelan que la tasa de reincidencia es del 52,4%, similar a la de otras Comunidades Autonomas, como Pais Vasco o Catalunya, e inferior a la de Asturias. Otro dato relevante es que un 41,9% de los menores objeto de estudio presentaban antecedentes, por lo que se refleja un comienzo en carreras delictivas acorde con los estudios existentes. La presente investigacion ayuda a conocer la eficacia de los diferentes programas que se aplican a los menores delincuentes que cumplen medidas de internamiento, asi como tambien hace una critica de esta al situarla con una elevada tasa de reincidencia.

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Felipe Núñez Izquierdo

Papers

Tasa de reincidencia de la delincuencia juvenil de extremadura. medidas privativas de libertad