NCJ Number
83445
Journal
Canadian Journal of Criminology Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1982) Pages: 141-153
Date Published
1982
Length
13 pages
Annotation
A study examined the personality changes over a 2-year period of 30 juveniles in Montreal, Canada with justice system records and self-reported criminal involvement characterized as persistent, serious, extensive, and diverse.
Abstract
Psychometric test results of the subjects were compared from age 15 to age 17. Results indicate that repetitive serious juvenile offenders evidence personality features different from those of nondelinquents of the same age. Furthermore, structuralization differences of the same delinquent personality at age 15 and at age 17 were also evidenced, indicating intensification of antisocial behaviors with increasing age. The study examines the effects of criminal involvement on personality development rather than vice versa and thereby illuminates the evolution of the adult criminal personality. Tabular data and 38 footnotes are given.