ERIC Number: EJ733746
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Publication Date: 2006
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Classification of Severe Male Juvenile Offenders Using the MACI Clinical and Personality Scales
Taylor, Jeanette; Kemper, Therese Skubic; Loney, Bryan R.; Kistner, Janet A.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v35 n1 p90-102 2006
Classifications for severe juvenile offenders and ones that include mental health needs are lacking. Thus, in this study, adolescent male offenders (N = 652) committed to a residential facility were clustered on personality and clinical scales of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (Millon, 1993) into 5 groups (including 4 found in other typologies). As expected, the impulsive/reactive and psychopathy groups had more severe criminal histories and the impulsive/reactive and anxious/inhibited groups had increased suicidal behaviors and poor psychosocial functioning. The impulsive/reactive group showed expected verbal deficits. The unremarkable group lacked discernable personality/clinical problems and was unremarkable on dependent variables. A conforming group emerged that may be unique to severe juvenile offender populations. Future studies should examine institutional adjustment and outcomes among the identified groups.
Descriptors: Classification, Adolescents, Males, Delinquency, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures, Personality Problems
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Language: English
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