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Research Series: Juveniles & Youths At-Risk

Research Series: Juveniles & Youths At-Risk  

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Criminal attitudes and psychopathic personality attributes of youth gang offenders in Singapore

Compares the criminal attitudes and psychopathic personality attributes of gang- and nongang affiliated youth offenders

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in Psychology, Crime & Law, 2013, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1068316X.2013.772182

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu , Michael Daffern , Stuart D.M. Thomas , Yaming Ang & Mavis Long (2013): Criminal attitudes and psychopathic personality attributes of youth gang offenders in Singapore, Psychology, Crime & Law, DOI:10.1080/1068316X.2013.772182

Assessing youth who sexually offended: The predictive validity of the ERASOR, J-SOAP-II and YLS/CMI in a non-western context

Compares the predictive validity of three youth risk assessment measures for sexual and nonviolent reoffending.

This manuscript is published in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, http://sax.sagepub.com/content/24/2/153.refs

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu, Kynaston Ng, June Fong & Jennifer Teoh (2012): Assessing youth who sexually offended: The predictive validity of the ERASOR, J-SOAP-II and YLS/CMI in a non-western context, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 24, 153-174, DOI:10.1177/1079063211404250

The Utility of YLS/CMI-SV for Assessing youth offenders in Singapore

Examines the predictive validity of the screening version of a risk assessment measure for youth offenders in Singapore.

This manuscript is published in Criminal Justice and Behavior, http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/41/12/1437.abstract

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu , Hui Yu, Yirong Lee, Gerald Zeng (2014): The Utility of YLS/CMI-SV for Assessing youth offenders in Singapore, Criminal Justice and Behavior, DOI:10.1177/0093854814537626

Implementation of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Framework across the Juvenile Justice Agencies in Singapore

The paper describes the journey of the implementation of the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework in Singapore.

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2014, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13218719.2014.918076

To cite this article: Jonathan Raphacis Chua, Chi Meng Chu, Grace Yim, Dominic Chong & Jennifer Teoh (2014) Implementation of the Risk–Need Responsivity Framework across the Juvenile Justice Agencies in Singapore, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 21:6, 877-889, DOI:10.1080/13218719.2014.918076

Assessing Protective Factors of Youth Who Sexually Offended in Singapore: Preliminary Evidence on the Utility of the DASH-13 and the SAPROF

The paper examines the associations between protective factors and reoffending among youth who have sexually offended in Singapore.

This manuscript is published in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, http://sax.sagepub.com/content/27/1/91.abstract

To cite this article: Gerald Zeng, Chi Meng Chu & Yirong Lee (2015) Assessing Protective Factors of Youth Who Sexually Offended in Singapore: Preliminary Evidence on the Utility of the DASH-13 and the SAPROF, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 27, 91-108, DOI:10.1177/1079063214561684

Risk and criminogenic needs of youth who sexually offended in Singapore: An examination of two typologies

The paper examines the risk factors of youth who have sexually offended in Singapore.

This manuscript is published in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, http://sax.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/5/479

To cite this article: Gerald Zeng, Chi Meng Chu, Li Lian Koh & Jennifer Teoh (2015) Risk and criminogenic needs of youth who sexually offended in Singapore: An examination of two typologies, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 27, 479-495, DOI:10.1177/1079063213520044

Adolescent sexual offenders: The Relationship between typology and recidivism

The paper investigates the characteristics, criminal versatility and rates of reoffending among youth who have sexually offended in Singapore.

This manuscript is published in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, http://sax.sagepub.com/content/22/2/218.abstract

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu & Study D. M. Thomas (2010) Adolescent sexual offenders: The Relationship between typology and recidivism, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 218-233, DOI:10.1177/1079063210369011

Violence risk and gang affiliation in youth offenders: A recidivism study

The paper seeks to identify the criminogenic needs of gang- and non-gang affiliated youth offenders.

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in Psychology, Crime & Law, 2012, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1068316X.2010.481626

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu , Michael Daffern , Stuart Thomas & Jia Ying Lim (2012) Violence risk and gang affiliation in youth offenders: a recidivism study, Psychology, Crime & Law, 18:3, 299-315, DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2010.481626

Youth who sexually offended: primary human goods and offense pathways

The study describes the Good Lives and Self-Regulation Model with regard to youth who sexually offended in Singapore.

This manuscript is published in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, http://sax.sagepub.com/content/27/2/151.abstract

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu, Li Lian Koh, Gerald Zeng & Jennifer Teoh (2015) Youth who sexually offended: primary human goods and offense pathways, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 27, 151-172, DOI:10.1177/1079063213499188

Childhood Abuse and Delinquency: A Descriptive Study of Institutionalized Female Youth in Singapore

The study explores the sociodemographic characteristics, risk and rate of criminal reoffending among youth offenders in Singapore.

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2009, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13218710802552971

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu , Stuart D. M. Thomas & Vivienne P. Y. Ng (2009) Childhood Abuse and Delinquency: A Descriptive Study of Institutionalized Female Youth in Singapore, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 16:sup1, S64-S73, DOI: 10.1080/13218710802552971

Assessing imminent risk of aggression in institutionalized youth offenders with the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression

Examines the predictive validity of a risk assessment measure for aggression within institutionalised youth in Singapore.

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is freely available in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 2012, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14789949.2012.668207

To cite this article: Chi Meng Chu, Eric Hoo , Michael Daffern & Jolie Tan (2012): Assessing the risk of imminent aggression in institutionalized youth offenders using the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 23:2, 168-183, DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2012.668207