Examining the Overlap Among Career Criminals, Low Self-Control, and Neuropsychological Functioning in a Sample of Adolescent Arrestees

Yerbol Alimkulov, Aibek Rsimbetov, Bissenova Meruyert, Karina Surayeva, Kevin M. Beaver, Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Criminalistics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Published online on March 28, 2026

Abstract

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 83-103, April 2026.
There has been considerable interest in understanding the causes, behavioral patterns, and consequences associated with career criminals. Much of the early research on career criminals was atheoretical, but with the advancement of life-course and ...