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Sex Differences in Trajectories of Offending Among Puerto Rican Youth

Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
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 there 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.
DOI: 10.1177/0011128710372478
Authors: Wesley G. Jennings, Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, Alex R. Piquero, Candice L. Odgers, Hector Bird, Glorisa Canino
Institutions: University of South Florida, University of Florida, Florida State University, University of California, Irvine, Columbia University, University of Puerto Rico System
Language: English
Open Access status: green
Funders: University of Florida, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Justice, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
OpenAlex ID: W2121558599
FWCI: 17.56
Cites: 87
Cited by: 64
Related to: 10