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Although advances have been made in the past three decades with regard to the identification of precursors to delinquency (see the review by Loeber & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1987), a critical question remains whether or not such precursors apply to all later delinquents. One school of thought assumes that common precursors are the rule, reflecting one developmental path toward delinquency (e.g., Robins, 1966). Another perspective questions whether or not certain precursors are more common among particular youngsters and absent among others; i.e., whether there are several developmental paths leading to various forms of antisocial behavior (Loeber, 1988a). Answers to these questions may elucidate the nature of different etiological processes, and thus help to disentangle the Gordian nature of potential causal factors that has frustrated further advances in knowledge about antisocial and delinquent behavior.
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Loeber, R., Brinthaupt, V.P., Green, S.M. (1990). Attention Deficits, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity with or Without Conduct Problems: Relationships to Delinquency and Unique Contextual Factors. In: McMahon, R.J., DeV. Peters, R. (eds) Behavior Disorders of Adolescence. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3734-2_4
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