A three-step screening procedure identified from a sample of 1224 grade school boys a subsample of 60 subjects at increased risk for delinquency. Peer status, childhood aggression, and predelinquent behavior were used in a sequential set of predictive tables. Relative improvement over chance provided a measure of predictive efficiency. Additional family variables isolated a small group with even higher risk.
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