Psychological correlates of violent and non-violent Hong Kong juvenile probationers

Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Heng Choon Oliver Chan, Wing Hong Chui

Abstract

There is little known about Hong Kong juvenile offenders on probation. The purpose of this study was to compare Hong Kong juvenile violent with non-violent probationers on static demographic and psychological variables. The study comprised 109 male juvenile probationers aged 14-20 years (M = 16.97, SD = 1.44) in community transitional housing; 34 were adjudicated for violent offenses, while 75 were non-violent. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Bonding Scale-Theft (SBS-T), Social Bonding Scale-Violent Crime (SBS-VC), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS), Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form (IS-SF) and CRIME-PICS II were administered to measure self-esteem, life satisfaction, social bond, positive and negative affect, impulsivity, pro-offending attitudes, and self-perceived life problems. Data on onset age of delinquent behavior, age of first adjudication, number of prior adjudications, and frequency of self-reported delinquency in the past year were also collected. t-tests were consistent with significant differences for violent offenders including higher self-esteem (p < 0.05). Non-violent offenders self-reported significantly more theft (p < 0.05) with a tendency to deny vic...Continue Reading

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Jan 15, 2013·Child Abuse & Neglect·Wing Hong Chui, Heng Choon Oliver Chan
Feb 7, 2013·Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health : CBMH·Wing Hong Chui, Heng Choon Oliver Chan
Sep 21, 2013·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Heng Choon Oliver ChanWing Hong Chui
Oct 12, 2019·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Heng Choon Oliver Chan

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