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Linear Causal Modeling of Adaptation and Criminal History in Sexual Offenders

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Prospective Studies of Crime and Delinquency

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The etiological roots of aggression, and more specifically of delinquency and criminality, have been the focus of numerous retrospective and prospective, followup and longitudinal studies (e.g., Farrington, 1978; Glueck and Glueck, 1950; McCord, 1979; Robins, 1966). Although our knowledge of the causes and courses of criminal histories still remains rudimentary (Farrington, 1979), there have been major advances in the specification of the domain of variables that need to be considered in the creation of causal models. A host of variables have been found to covary with youthful aggression and delinquency, including: (a) social and economic variables like family income and size (Farrington, 1978); (b) specific family interaction and parental childrearing patterns like harshness of punishment and discipline, marital disharmony, lax discipline, poor supervision, and rejection (Bandura and Walters, 1959; Eron, Walder, Toigo and Lefkowitz, 1963; Farrington, 1978; Farrington and West, 1971; Glueck and Glueck, 1950; Lefkowitz, Eron, Walder and Huesmann, 1977; McCord, McCord and Howard, 1961; McCord, McCord and Zola, 1959; Quinton, Rutter and Rowlands, 1976; Wirt, Hampton and Seat 1972); (c) parental characteristics like criminality (Farrington, 1978; Glueck and Glueck, 1950; McCord and McCord, 1958); (d) subject characteristics like daring, low IQ, and poor school attainment, poor social skills and poor peer acceptance (Farrington, 1978; Janson, 1982; Roff, 1972; Wirt et al., 1972).

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Knight, R., Prentky, R., Schneider, B., Rosenberg, R. (1983). Linear Causal Modeling of Adaptation and Criminal History in Sexual Offenders. In: Van Dusen, K.T., Mednick, S.A. (eds) Prospective Studies of Crime and Delinquency. Longitudinal Research in the Behavioral, Social and Medical Sciences, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6672-7_17

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