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In the first of two coauthored articles on the subject, "Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency" (1957), Matza and Sykes proposed a "drift theory" (also known as neutralization theory), according to which delinquents use a series of justifications to neutralize their deviant behaviour.

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Group delinquency as opposed to individual delinquency, use of weapons, and severe delinquent acts were all associated with higher depression scores.

Delinquents who used weapons were significantly more depressed than those not using weapons.

Adolescent boys in families suffering sudden unemployment are more likely to be delinquent and use drugs.

The village, making good on repeated warnings to the delinquent to use it or lose it, reassigned two of the beds.

This study examines the mother-son relationships of Moroccan and native Dutch delinquent adolescents using an incarcerated sample and comparison samples from the general population.

A significant number of debt-collection cases appear to be filed by debt buyers dealing in aging debt because "entities that purchase delinquent debt often use collection law firms as their primary tool for recovery," according to a 2009 report by the federal Government Accountability Office.

Adolescents who have poor quality relationships with their mothers are more likely to initiate sexual activity at early ages (Davis & Friel, 2001), engage in delinquent activities, and use alcohol and other substances compared to youth with close attachments to their mothers (Sokol-Katz, Dunham, & Zimmerman, 1997; Webb, Baer, McLaughlin, McKelvey, & Caid, 1991).

Moreover, GAIJSO can easily be used in addition to the BARO, a global assessment tool for juvenile delinquents (12 18 year olds), which is used in several countries.

Moreover, instead of self-reported delinquency, we used police registration to define one-time offenders and re-offenders and compared these boys with a matched group of non-delinquent Dutch-Moroccan boys.

It doesn't happen often — 2 percent loss rate — but we are serious about collecting on delinquent loans and will use the courts and repossess collateral if necessary.

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