Better Autonomic Conditioning and Faster Electrodermal Half-Recovery Time at Age 15 Years as Possible Protective Factors Against Crime at Age 29 Years.

Raine, Adrian; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ529856

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649

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Better Autonomic Conditioning and Faster Electrodermal Half-Recovery Time at Age 15 Years as Possible Protective Factors Against Crime at Age 29 Years.

Raine, Adrian; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v32 n4 p624-30 Jul 1996

Contrasted characteristics of antisocial adolescents who desist from crime in adulthood with characteristics of those who became adult criminals. Proposed that psychophysiological differences between the two groups could reveal procedures to protect vulnerable individuals against crime. Findings suggest that better conditioning and enhanced information processing to emotion-relevant events may constitute biological protective factors against crime development. (AA)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Conditioning, Crime, Criminals, Delinquency, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Family Influence, Neuropsychology, Predictor Variables

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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