The purpose of this study was to test child and adolescent psychosocial and psychopathological
risk factors as predictors of adult criminal outcomes in a Swiss community sample. In …

Previous studies have described juveniles who sexually offended (JSO) as a rather
heterogeneous population. In consequence, different typologies of JSO have been proposed for a …

The development and well-being assessment (DAWBA) has been used in various
epidemiological studies, whereas the clinical value of the instrument needs support from further …

A long-standing belief in the literature on sex offenders is that sexually victimized youths are
at increased risk of becoming sex offenders themselves. The present study tested the link …

The objective of the present study was to analyse patterns of emotional, physical and sexual
maltreatment in detained male juvenile offenders using latent class analysis (LCA). The …

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and psychiatric disorders are common
in juvenile detainees. Emotional dysregulation resulting from cumulated ACEs may be …

Background Discrepancies between multiple informants often create considerable uncertainties
in delivering services to youth. The present study assessed the ability of the parent and …

Background: Different dimensions of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) have been found
as valid predictors of further mental health problems and antisocial behaviors in youth. The …

Juveniles who sexually offended (JSOs) are differentially burdened with adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs). The present study used Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to derive subtypes …

Youth- and parent-rated screening measures derived from the Strengths and Difficulties
Questionnaire (SDQ) and Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) were compared …