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Download full textThornberry, Terence P.; Smith, Carolyn A.; Rivera, Craig; Huizinga, David; Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda – 1999
At study sites in Rochester (New York), Denver (Colorado) and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), three research teams studying the impact of family disruption on juvenile delinquency have interviewed approximately 4,000 participants at regular intervals for a decade, recording their lives in detail. Findings to date indicate that preventing delinquency…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment
Peer reviewedThornberry, Terence P.; Smith, Carolyn A.; Howard, Gregory J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1997
Uses data from the Rochester Youth Development Study of urban youth (N=615) to identify early risk factors for the likelihood of becoming a teen father. Results show that teen fatherhood is related to a variety of risk factors, such as social class, educational performance, precocious sexual activity, and drug use. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Early Parenthood, Fathers
