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Download full textMitchell, D. R., Ed. – 1973
Presented are nine papers given at a New Zealand symposium on the prevention and treatment of delinquent/antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. Major theories such as the cultural deviance theory are noted in the introduction by D.R. Mitchell. J. E. Ritchie defines delinquency as law breaking, critiques delinquency research, and offers a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Delinquency
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Direct linkFergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Ridder, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: There has been ongoing interest in the role of intelligence in longer-term educational and occupational achievement and social adjustment. The aims of this study were to examine the extent to which IQ in middle childhood (8-9 years) was prognostic of future outcomes when due allowance was made for confounding personal and social…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Crime, Income, Family Characteristics
