Predictors of violence and delinquency among high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador

René Olate; Christopher Salas-Wright; Michael G. Vaughn

doi:10.1177/0020872812437227

Predictors of violence and delinquency among high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador

René Olate, Christopher Salas-Wright, Michael G. Vaughn

Graduate School of Social Welfare

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Abstract

Low future orientation, low empathy, educational difficulty, school expulsion, delinquent peers, gang membership, and low social support were found to be significant risk factors for violence and delinquency among a sample (N = 174) of high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-401
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812437227
Publication status	Published - 2012 May

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This research was funded by the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and the Boston College Jesuit Institute.

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