Sex, dating, and delinquency : do precocious relationships lead to crime? / Christopher A. Kierkus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kierkus, Christopher A., 1972-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--United States.

Juvenile delinquency.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior--United States.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kierkus examines the links between different types of opposite sex relationships and the development of delinquency. His hypothesis is that early dating and sexual activity should lead to delinquent behavior, particularly for young girls. The analysis partially confirmed the hypothesis: engaging in early sex was strongly criminogenic for young men, while "hanging out" in mixed sex peer groups was troubling for young women. Opposite sex relationships appear to lead to delinquency primarily because they expose young teens to increased levels of peer deviance (as suggested by the majority of deve

Contents:

Introduction : opposite sex relationships and delinquent behavior

Precocious transitions and gender differences in offending

An empirical investigation of the links between early dating and delinquent behavior

Results : early relationships and delinquent behavior

Conclusions : do early relationships lead to delinquent behavior.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593325688

1593325681

OCLC:

732955785