Delinquent Youth -- Especially Girls -- More Likely To Die Violently As Adults

Delinquent Youth -- Especially Girls -- More Likely To Die Violently As Adults

Delinquent Youth -- Especially Girls -- More Likely To Die Violently As Adults


Delinquency in youth predicts a significantly higher rate of violent death in adulthood -- nearly twice the rate of combat troops in wartime Iraq and Afghanistan. Delinquent females -- among the most vulnerable -- died violently at nearly five times the rate of those in the general population, while delinquent males died at three times the rate. This is the first large-scale study to look at death rates in delinquent females and adds new data on Hispanics.
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