Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Juvenile Arrest Among Youth At Risk for Maltreatment

Morrow, Anne S.; Villodas, Miguel T.; Cunius, Moira K.

doi:10.1177/1077559519828819

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“…Finally, some studies have sought to analyse gender differences in the impact of specific maltreatment types. Several such studies have highlighted the more detrimental impact of sexual abuse on youth offending among males, relative to females (Duke et al, 2010; Kim, 2005; Matta Oshima et al, 2014; Morrow et al, 2019).…”

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Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship: A Scoping Review

Baidawi

Papalia

Featherston

2021

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Maltreated and child welfare-involved youth are over-represented in juvenile justice systems. These youth are at a greater risk of serious offending and justice system entrenchment relative to their non-maltreated peers. Understanding gender differences in the pathways to justice involvement and the nature of offending among maltreated children is critical for informing policy and practice. Yet, this body of evidence is fragmented. This scoping review identified and narratively synthesized evidence from studies reporting on gender differences in the individual characteristics, maltreatment experiences, child protection involvement and offending profiles of maltreated youth who offend. A comprehensive search of four databases generated 11,568 publications, from which 180 met the review’s inclusion criteria. These primary studies included participants aged 8–21 years with a history of childhood maltreatment and youth offending and reported at least one gendered analysis. Some consistent findings were reported across studies. A greater level of child welfare involvement and maltreatment exposure (particularly sexual abuse and multi-type maltreatment) was found for justice involved girls, relative to boys. Maltreated and child welfare-involved boys appear more likely to offend than girls, but findings about how gender moderates the maltreatment-offending relationship were inconsistent. Child welfare systems involvement (particularly foster care and residential care) appeared to be an important moderator for girls, and school performance mediated outcomes for boys. Across this body of evidence, few studies accounted for under-reporting of abuse and neglect when using youth self-report measures of maltreatment. Future research is needed which explicitly explores how gender moderates the maltreatment-offending relationship.

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Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship: A Scoping Review

Baidawi

Papalia

Featherston

2021

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…Hunt and colleagues [20] found that childhood abuse (emotional and physical), and neglect (emotional and physical) were strongly associated with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in middle childhood as well. In addition, Morrow et al [21] examined the impact of exposure to violence and CD symptoms on juvenile arrest and found a direct relationship between these factors, further emphasizing the influence of ACEs on negative outcomes in youth.…”

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“…In addition, Morrow et al. [21] examined the impact of exposure to violence and CD symptoms on juvenile arrest and found a direct relationship between these factors, further emphasizing the influence of ACEs on negative outcomes in youth. These studies provide substantial evidence for the association between ACEs and CD, highlighting the importance of addressing childhood experiences to prevent or mitigate the development of conduct disorder.…”

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Pathway to terrorist behaviors: The role of childhood experiences, personality traits, and ideological motivations in a sample of Iraqi prisoners

Cleary,

Candilis,

Dhumad

et al. 2023

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Radicalization to terrorism is a multifaceted process with no single theory or approach to explain it. Although research has focused on understanding the process, there is still a dearth of studies that examine an empirically driven pathway to terrorism behavior. This study examines a cross‐sectional sample of incarcerated men convicted of terrorism in Iraq (N = 160). A questionnaire‐guided interview included adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), conduct disorder (CD), antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), religious and political ideology, views about causes of terrorism, and the severity of terrorist acts. Path analysis was employed to examine the relationships between these factors and to identify the model with the best fit. After adjusting for age, employment, and location, results indicated that ACEs positively impacted CD, ASPD, religious guidance, and terrorism attitudes. ASPD positively affected political commitment and terrorism attitudes, but inversely affected current religious commitment. Political commitment inversely influenced terrorism attitudes. Religious commitment positively influenced the prioritization of religion in life, which subsequently impacted terrorism attitudes and behavior severity. Additionally, attitudes toward terrorism directly affected the severity of terrorism behavior. All paths in the final model were statistically significant at p < 0.05. Although these findings may be limited in generalizability due to the unique sample, results support the complex and interdependent nature of childhood and adult experiences on the development of both terrorism attitudes and the severity of terrorism behavior.

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“…In addition, several studies have considered the consequences of maltreatment, trauma and ACEs in general for young people who offend (Ford et al, 2012; Fox et al, 2015; Malvaso et al, 2017). Recently, Morrow, Villodas and Cunius (2019) have stressed the importance of considering the complex interactions between risk factors for juvenile delinquency across multiple contexts. In contrast, growing up in a close-knit and supportive environment with non-authoritarian parents or guardians is considered a protective factor with respect to violent behaviour in adolescence (Baldry and Farrington, 2005; Schlack et al, 2013; Spriggs et al, 2007).…”

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Links between adverse childhood experiences, psychopathological symptoms and recidivism risk in juvenile delinquents

Guarnaccia

Vita

Sortino³

et al. 2020

European Journal of Criminology

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Research in the field of developmental psycho-criminology shows that conduct disorders and deviant behaviours are frequently associated with traumatic and adverse developmental experiences. Personality traits and psychopathological symptoms also increase the risk of criminality. However, the role of psychopathological symptoms in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and offending has rarely been researched. The present study was designed to throw further light on these issues by analysing risk factors in a group of adolescents and young adults in a juvenile detention centre in southern Italy. Results support the idea that the accumulation of risk factors is a major factor in recidivism and highlight the key role played by the contexts and emotional environments in which children and adolescents grow up. They also underline the link between paternal antipathy and hostile behaviours and the potential impact of paternal antipathy and hostility on triggering delinquent trajectories. Our study’s main limitations are its small sample size and the absence of longitudinal measures. Nevertheless, combining detailed measures of a wide variety of factors with risk assessments drawn up by professionals who work with young offenders provided insights into the most suitable interventions for young delinquents. More precisely, because young offenders are victims of adverse childhood experiences as well as perpetrators of delinquent acts, interventions aimed at changing their life courses must adopt a global perspective that encompasses both their personal characteristics and their family circumstances, in order to provide an external environment conducive to non-recidivism.

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Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Juvenile Arrest Among Youth At Risk for Maltreatment

Cited by 5 publications

References 61 publications

Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship: A Scoping Review

Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship: A Scoping Review

Pathway to terrorist behaviors: The role of childhood experiences, personality traits, and ideological motivations in a sample of Iraqi prisoners

Links between adverse childhood experiences, psychopathological symptoms and recidivism risk in juvenile delinquents

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