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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Delinquency Risk as a Function of Number of Early Onset Problem Behaviors

W. Alex Mason

Social Development Research Group, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, No. 401, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA

Michael Windle

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 415 Campbell Hall, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170, USA

This study examined delinquency risk as a function of number of early onset problem behaviors retrospectively self-reported by a sample of middle-adolescent boys and girls. Number of early first experiences of problem behaviors was linearly associated with increased frequency of delinquency among the predominantly White and middle-class high school students. In addition, number of early onset behaviors explained a small, but significant, amount of variance in self-reported frequency of delinquency over and above that explained by prior delinquency and additional psychosocial variables (e.g., peer deviance, family support). Finally, results demonstrated that the magnitude of risk for incarceration during adolescence increased in proportion to the number of early first experiences of problem behaviors. These findings are interpreted in light of the extant literature, and implications for the development of preventive interventions are discussed.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 45, No. 4, 436-448 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X01454004
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