For some individuals, adolescence marks the beginning of lifelong externalizing problems including antisocial behavior. For others, it is a brief phase of experimentation. It is extremely difficult to predict which adolescents will continue these behaviors into adulthood. Based on what we’ve learned these past weeks, which factors do you think are the most important in determining which adolescents present higher risk? What can organizations (i.e., schools, community groups) do to help move these teens onto a normal developmental pathway.
