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Juvenile Delinquency

Known as: Delinquency, Juvenile, delinquency juvenile 
The antisocial acts of children or persons under age which are illegal or lawfully interpreted as constituting delinquency.
National Institutes of Health

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Antisocial behaviorBehavior DisordersChild Behavior Disorders
legislation & jurisprudenceprevention & control

Papers overview

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2009
2009
Needs and outcomes for low income youth in special education: Variations by emotional disturbance diagnosis and child welfare contact.
2002
2002
Obstetrical complications and violent delinquency: Testing two developmental pathways: (552582012-021)
Review
1996
Review
1996
The relationship of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder to juvenile delinquency: legal implications.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CD) are both disorders of childhood and adolescence that… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Sibling delinquency and the family environment: shared and unshared influences.
Few family studies of delinquency have focused on siblings. We use a sibling research design to evaluate shared (i.e., family… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Perceived parental acceptance and female juvenile delinquency.
The responses of 62 adolescent females residing at a state training school and 62 high school females on a measure of perceived… 
1984
1984
Patterns of juvenile delinquency
The Study of Juvenile Delinquency Social Definition of Juvenile Delinquency Motivation to Commit Delinquent Acts that Violate… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Childhood brain function differences in delinquent and non-delinquent hyperactive boys.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Psychological Adjustment of Adopted and Nonadopted Children
41 adopted and 2,991 nonadopted children were compared on a behavior problem checklist completed by teachers. Adopted youngsters… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Juvenile Delinquency and its Origins: An integrated theoretical approach
List of figures List of tables 1. Major theoretical perspectives on juvenile delinquency 2. What others have found: a review of… 
1975
1975
Teacher race, student race, and the behavior problem checklist
The ratings of 458 fourth- and fifth-grade boys were investigated to determine whether or not scores on the Behavior Problem… 
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