Differences between risk factors for truancy and delinquency in Dutch adolescents |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, 3700 O Street, Washington, DC 20007, United States;2. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 4123 Sennott Square, 210 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States;1. Abolish Chronic Truancy Program, Los Angeles County District Attorney''s Office;2. Truancy Prevention Program, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney;3. Los Angeles County Probation Department;4. Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services;5. Child, Youth and Family Program Administration, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health;6. Education Services, Los Angeles County Probation Department;7. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health;8. Los Angeles County Office of Education;9. Los Angeles School Police;10. Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office;1. Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, United States;2. Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 313N. Figueroa St., Room 708, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States;3. Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States;1. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, United States;2. Kristi House, 1265 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, United States |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined differences in risk factors for truancy and delinquency. Research questions were: (1) Which risk factors are significantly different between truants and delinquents? (2) Which risk factors make the strongest distinction between truancy and delinquency? Participants were Dutch adolescents (N = 365) who received a penal sanction in the Netherlands. 83% (n = 304) of them had violated the penal law, and 17% (n = 62) received the penalty for truancy. Differences in risk factors for truancy and delinquency were found for age and parental punishment. Binary logistic regression showed that only parental punishment retained its predictive effects when controlling for other differences. Truants experienced more parental punishment than delinquent adolescents. The present study shows that addressing dysfunctional home circumstances could be more important for truants, indicating that existing interventions do not differentiate enough between truants and delinquents. |
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