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Annotated Bibliography Shelby Morrow Farrington, David P. “Psychosocial Predictors of Adult Antisocial Personality and Adult Convictions.” Behavioral Sciences & The Law 18.5 (2000): 605-622. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.

This article analyzed 411 South London males. They were originally studied at eight years old; follow up interviews were conducted until the age of thirty- two and criminal records were evaluated until age forty. The most common offenses were: theft, burglaries, taking of vehicles, violence vandalism, fraud, and drug abuse. It was found that 69% of the anti-social boys were convicted as adults while only 12% non-anti- social males were convicted. One other major contributor to the prediction are those who became anti- social at the age of thirty-two, but not at eighteen. It was noted that this could have been due to situational factors, however still about 51% of these males were convicted as adults.

The data found supports the idea that there does seem to be a relationship between having anti- social personality (ASP) and being convicted as an adult. This is supported by the three sets of data collected, even when the person developed anti- social personality as an adult they still had a relatively high rate of conviction (51%) while those who persistently not anti-social had a low rate of conviction at 12%. Major causes contributing to this were: having a convicted parent before ten (48% having ASP compared to the 14% remainder), vulnerable background (64% ASP to 15%), 44% of males who had a convicted parent developed anti- social personality compared to the 17% remainder, “low school attainment is the strongest prediction of adult convictions between ages 21 to 40; 45% of lowest attaining boys were convicted compared to 20% remainder.”

Reflecting on this article, the results measured up to what I expected: those who had anti- social personality had a prevalent criminal record. The more prevalent causes were relatively expected. The data is extremely revealing, confirming my predictions. This source is also extremely reputable as it a peer reviewed, it has been revised and revised until its approved to be published as a confirmed reputable source.