Protective factors for criminal recidivism in adolescents in community institutions: The role of quality of life.

Up until now, research and treatment have primarily focused on the identification of risk factors for criminal recidivism in adolescent offenders. Based on the Good Lives Model, this study aims at investigating the influence of quality of life and other protective factors, by means of a prospective cohort design in a sample of adolescents in a community institution (n=200).