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Record Nr.

UNINA9910847077803321

Autore

Orlando Mirian Susana

Titolo

Understanding and Preventing Recidivism of Young Offenders in Argentina / / by Mirian Susana Orlando, David P. Farrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-54146-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Criminology, , 2192-8541

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminology

Juvenile delinquents

Criminology in the Global South

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Risk factors for youth offending and recidivism -- Chapter 3 Protective factors for youth desistance -- Chapter 4 Quantitative analysis -- Chapter 5 Qualitative analysis -- Chapter 6 Prevention of Youth Offending and Recidivism -- Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to advance knowledge about the recidivism of young offenders. It reviews knowledge about risk factors for recidivism and about protective factors that encourage desistance. It then reviews quantitative research on predictors of recidivism versus desistance of young offenders in Buenos Aires, Argentina, based on following up over 100 young offenders during a two-year statutory monitoring period. Numerous factors are identified that predict recidivism: family, educational, social, community, demographic, offence history, substance use history. It then presents qualitative research based on offenders’ narratives, using extensive verbatim quotations, that explain their recidivism versus desistance. Finally, it reviews research on the prevention of recidivism of young offenders and makes recommendations based on the quantitative and qualitative analyses. This book should be of great interest to all academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in juvenile offending



and recidivism, including criminologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social scientists and criminal justice practitioners. Provides quantitative and qualitative evidence for prediction of recidivism in the lesser-studied context of Argentina; Reviews most significant risk factors for youth delinquency, recidivism and protective factors for youth desistance; Reviews key research on the prevention of youth offending and recidivism. .