Latent Class Anlaysis to Explore Subgroups of a Population

A latent class analysis to discover subgroups of male youth adjudicated for sex offenses

LCA Modeling
Author

Achraf Cohen

Published

January 15, 2023

Overview

This study intended to explore possible variations among youth adjudicated for sexual offenses based on personal criminogenic factors, offense, and victim characteristics. Utilizing a data set collected from the juvenile court files in Turkey (n=460), the Latent Class Analysis revealed that the study sample included three different subgroups with distinct features: “non-delinquent, peer victim-targeting,” “non-delinquent, younger victim targeting,” and “delinquent, versatile” youth adjudicated for sex offenses (Buker, Cohen, and Erbay 2022).

References

Buker, Hasan, Achraf Cohen, and Ayhan Erbay. 2022. “An Exploration of the Subtypes of Male Youth Adjudicated for Sex Offenses: A Latent Class Analysis Based on Personal, Offense, and Victim Characteristics.” Crime & Delinquency, 00111287221137306.