Most bewildering of all to Mosley is the handful of repeat customers — two-time arrestees.
Over one-third of the first-time arrestees had an externalizing disorder, while 13.5% was diagnosed with co-morbid ADHD and OD D/CD
While childhood first-time arrestees are at higher risk to persist, this study shows that by far not all actually continue on a delinquent path.
As expected, prevalence rates of externalizing disorders were much higher than those in the general Dutch population (8%) [ 37], as one-third of the first-time arrestees met the criteria for ADHD, ODD and/or CD.
The sample consisted of 192 first-time arrestees with a mean age of 10.3 years (SD 1.5, range 5 12) who had been arrested and assessed in the period July 2003 to December 2005 and re-assessed 2 years later.
This study aims to investigate the predictive validity of externalizing psychopathology for persistence in delinquent behavior when controlling for socio-demographic and first arrest characteristics in childhood first-time arrestees.
A sample of first-time arrestees aged under 12 (n = 192) was assessed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-IV) parent-version on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD).
Our findings emphasize the relevance of identifying mental health problems among childhood first-time arrestees, as these disorders may relate to negative outcome and are treatable by means of evidence-based interventions.
Three groups of childhood first time police arrestees were studied using standardized instruments for individual and parental characteristics: native Dutch offenders from moderate to high SES neighborhoods, native Dutch offenders from low SES neighborhoods, and offenders of non-Western origin from low SES neighborhoods.
Therefore, this study will focus on such determinants within a group of childhood first-time police arrestees.
Early identification of externalizing disorders in childhood first-time police arrestees may, therefore, be of special interest.
