There is disagreement in the
literature as to whether there are any true adult-onset offenders. The aim of
this study is to investigate the prevalence and correlates of adult-onset
offenders in a contemporary British general population cohort consisting of 739
individuals aged between 18 and 25 years.
Sixteen percent of participants
reported offending for the first time after the age of 18. It is concluded that
adult-onset exists and deserves to be studied further. Adult-onset offenders
were more likely to report using drugs, associating with deviant peers, and
having mental health problems in adulthood than non-offenders. Compared with
early-onset offenders, the adult-onset offenders were people with a stronger
attachment to school, which may have protected them from the risk of offending
in adolescence.
It is possible that when that protection was removed in
adulthood and they were exposed to negative life events, such as drug use and
mental illness, they became involved in crime for the first time.
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By: Sapouna M1.
- 1University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, UK maria.sapouna@uws.ac.uk.
- Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Dec 29. pii: 0306624X15622429.
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