Adolescence predictors for drug crime offending : a follow-up study of former adolescent psychiatric inpatients
Kontu, Mikaela; Hakko, Helinä; Riala, Kaisa; Riipinen, Pirkko (2020-09-10)
Kontu, M., Hakko, H., Riala, K. et al. Adolescence Predictors for Drug Crime Offending: A Follow-up Study of Former Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients. Community Ment Health J 57, 736–745 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00708-2
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Abstract
Our aim was to examine adolescent predictors (family- and school-related factors, substance use, and psychiatric disorders) for drug crime offending. The initial study population consisted of 508 former adolescent psychiatric inpatients aged between 13 and 17 years. Of them, 60 (12%) had committed a drug crime by young adulthood and they were matched with 120 (24%) non-criminal controls by sex, age and family type. During adolescent hospitalization, study participants were interviewed using valid semi-structured research instruments. Criminal records were obtained from the Finnish Legal Register Centre up to young adulthood. A distant relationship with a father, lying, and thieving, moderate/high nicotine dependence and weekly use of stimulants were shown to be the most prominent predictors for drug crime offending. Our findings encourage the use of modern child- and family-centered approaches in preventing youth involvement in illegal drug use and drug crimes.
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