Joint Consideration of Distal and Proximal Predictors of Premature Mortality Among Serious Juvenile Offenders

PurposeJuvenile offenders are at heightened risk of death in adolescence and young adulthood compared to adolescents in the general population. The current study extends previous research by testing the joint contributions of distal (historical and demographic characteristics) and proximal (closer to the time of the death) predictors of mortality. We also tested whether proximal variables were potential mediators of the effects of distal...