Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Predictive Validity of Protective Factors in a Sample of Justice-Involved Youth

IF 1.5 1区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Pub Date : 2022-05-15 DOI:10.1177/15412040221089235

J. Goodwin, Shelley L. Brown, T. Skilling

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Abstract

Research on strengths and violent behavior in justice-involved youth suggests that the prevalence and predictive validity of strength factors vary as a function of gender. Interviews conducted between 2009 and 2012 with 185 justice-involved Canadian youth (N female = 84, N male = 101; 67% violent index offence) were coded retrospectively using two strength measures for violence prediction: the protective domain of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors-Youth Version (SAPROF-YV). Males exhibited more protective factors than females across measures. Both tools were strong predictors of general recidivism in males but not females. The SAVRY protective domain was predictive of violent recidivism in males, but the SAPROF-YV was not; neither was predictive of violent recidivism in females. This study demonstrates gender differences in the prevalence and predictive validity of strengths in justice-involved youth and highlights the need for more female-focused research and measures.

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司法参与青年样本中保护因素患病率和预测有效性的性别差异

对参与司法的青少年的力量与暴力行为的研究表明，力量因素的流行率和预测效度随性别的变化而变化。2009年至2012年间对185名涉及司法的加拿大青年(N名女性= 84,N名男性= 101;使用暴力预测的两种强度测量方法进行回顾性编码:青少年暴力风险结构化评估的保护域(SAVRY)和保护性因素结构化评估-青少年版(saprofo - yv)。男性比女性表现出更多的保护因素。这两种工具都是男性普遍再犯的有力预测指标，而不是女性。SAVRY保护域对男性暴力再犯有预测作用，saprofo - yv无预测作用;两者都不能预测女性的暴力再犯。这项研究表明，在参与司法的青年中，优势的普遍性和预测有效性存在性别差异，并强调需要开展更多以女性为重点的研究和措施。

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides academics and practitioners in juvenile justice and related fields with a resource for publishing current empirical research on programs, policies, and practices in the areas of youth violence and juvenile justice. Emphasis is placed on such topics as serious and violent juvenile offenders, juvenile offender recidivism, institutional violence, and other relevant topics to youth violence and juvenile justice such as risk assessment, psychopathy, self-control, and gang membership, among others. Decided emphasis is placed on empirical research with specific implications relevant to juvenile justice process, policy, and administration. Interdisciplinary in scope, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice serves a diverse audience of academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, behavior analysis, sociology, law, counseling, public health, and all others with an interest in youth violence and juvenile justice.