The cognitive processes of young offenders

Abstract

The aim of this thesis was to contnbute to the existing body of knowledge on young offenders by investigating some cognitive processes that to date, have been given little attention in the literature. This thesis comprised four studies, one of which provided an in-depth profile of a sample of young offenders while three compared young offenders with groups of non-offenders on a wide range of cognitive skills. Youthful offending therefore was examined in a novel way.