APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Influence of Justice System Involvement on the Offending Behavior of Callous-Unemotional Youth

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Developmental

  • Candy Iniguez
    University of California, Irvine
  • Kathleen Shelton
    University of California, Irvine
  • Amanda Sadri
    University of California, Irvine
  • Sarah Hasal
    University of California, Irvine
  • Cortney Simmons
    Yale University
  • Elizabeth Cauffman
    University of California, Irvine

Abstract

This study examines whether justice system involvement deters continued offending behavior among callous-unemotional (CU) youth. Results indicate that CU youth who experienced their first arrest engaged in the same level of offending behavior during the following year as CU youth who have successfully evaded the system.

Adolescent

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