Sex Differences in Trajectories of Offending among Puerto Rican Youth

Autor/inn/en	Jennings, Wesley G.; Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M.; Piquero, Alex R.; Odgers, Candice L.; Bird, Hector; Canino, Glorisa
Titel	Sex Differences in Trajectories of Offending among Puerto Rican Youth
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 56 (2010) 3, S.327-357 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128710372478
Schlagwörter	Delinquency; At Risk Persons; Cultural Context; Males; Puerto Ricans; Gender Differences; Cross Cultural Studies; Females; Hispanic Americans; Urban Areas; Attitude Measures; Parenting Styles; Discipline; Acculturation; Personality Traits; Children; Adolescents; Violence; Questionnaires; New York; Puerto Rico; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kriminalität; Risikogruppe; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Weibliches Geschlecht; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Urban area; Stadtregion; Disziplin; Akkulturation; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gewalt; Fragebogen; USA
Abstract	Although sex is one of the strongest correlates of crime, contentions remain regarding the necessity of sex-specific theories of crime. The current study examines delinquent trajectories across sex among Puerto Rican youth socialized in two different cultural contexts (Bronx, United States; and San Juan, Puerto Rico). Results indicate similar substantive offending trajectories across males and females within each cultural context, that males exhibit a higher frequency of offending and higher levels of risk factors for delinquency, and more similarities than differences in how risk/protective factors relate to patterns of offending across male versus female youth. Study limitations and implications for sex-specific criminological theories are also discussed. (Contains 6 tables, 4 figures and 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10