... the subjective experiences of how this occurs. Various theories and models suggest that the development of a positive identity assists rehabilitation for young men with convictions (i.e. Johns et al., 2017). Therefore, the current study aimed to gather personal narratives from male, young offenders...

...Suzanne Hughes; Timothy James Trimble; Anne O’Rourke Purpose Young offenders are disproportionately represented in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) and are a population with complex needs and highest risk of re-offending. Subsets of young offenders in IPS are placed on Protection for their own...

... prediction instrument with minority young offenders regionally, pending further evidence. Originality/value – This study addresses the capacity of the PCL: YV to predict violence across different ethnic groups. Cross-cultural youth psychopathy research is currently inadequate and existing studies...

...Karen Pfeffer; Maureen Maxwell; Amie Briggs Purpose The aims of this study are to examine the influence of offender age, offender abuse history, crime outcome and attributions for crime on judgments about young offenders. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 240 British undergraduates...