The Comparative Risk of Mistreatment for Juveniles in Detention Facilities and State Prisons

Levitt, Lacey

doi:10.1080/14999013.2010.483344

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“…Such research could have important implications for interventions with populations who experience a significant level of exposure to violence, such as youth in the juvenile justice system (Wasserman & McReynolds, 2011). Specifically, interventions to directly reduce youths’ exposure to violence while in the juvenile justice system (Levitt, 2010) or that directly target the effects of traumatic experiences (Ford et al, 2012) could help to reduce risk for later aggression. Further, interventions that target the consequences of these traumatic experiences, such as teaching skills needed to regulate emotions and control impulses, could be critical for reducing the risk for aggression (Larson & Lochman, 2003).…”

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Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents

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The current study advanced research on the link between community violence exposure and aggression by comparing the effects of violence exposure on different functions of aggression and by testing four potential (i.e., callous-unemotional traits, consideration of others, impulse control, and anxiety) mediators of this relationship. Analyses were conducted in an ethnically/racially diverse sample of 1,216 male first-time juvenile offenders (M = 15.30 years, SD = 1.29). Our results indicated that violence exposure had direct effects on both proactive and reactive aggression 18 months later. The predictive link of violence exposure to proactive aggression was no longer significant after controlling for proactive aggression at baseline and the overlap with reactive aggression. In contrast, violence exposure predicted later reactive aggression even after controlling for baseline reactive aggression and the overlap with proactive aggression. Mediation analyses of the association between violence exposure and reactive aggression indicated indirect effects through all potential mediators, but the strongest indirect effect was through impulse control. The findings help to advance knowledge on the consequences of community violence exposure on justice-involved youth.

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Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents

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“…Yet, foster children aging out of the system can find themselves facing termination of housing, health care, psychosocial and financial support, and educational opportunities (Courtney & Heuring, ). Delinquent youth in juvenile facilities may be transferred to adult correctional facilities, where they are at an increased risk of abuse and distress (Levitt, ; Ng, Sarri, Shook, & Stoffregen, ). Aging out often involves a desperate hunt for life skill trainings and extended medical care, with limited information about how to access or evaluate the quality of services (McConkey, Kelly, Mannan, & Craig, ; Neutens, Schwanen, Witlox, & De Maeyer, ).…”

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Vulnerable Youth and Transitions to Adulthood

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Foster

2014

New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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“…Although not every delinquent youth has been a crime victim (Cuevas, Finkelhor, Turner, & Ormrod, 2007), studies have shown that approximately three quarters of youth in the juvenile justice system have been exposed to victimization (Ford, Chapman, Mack, & Pearson, 2006). Thus, juvenile offenders are frequent victims of violence, both before (Croysdale et al, 2008;Ford, Elhai, Connor, & Frueh, 2010;Ford, Hartman, Hawke, & Chapman, 2008) and after involvement in the juvenile justice system (Beck, Cantor, Hartge, & Smith, 2013;Levitt, 2010). In this context, delinquency and victimization are often related and facilitate each other (Loeber, Kalb, & Huizinga, 2001).…”

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Victimization and Polyvictimization of Spanish Youth Involved in Juvenile Justice

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Guilera

2015

J Interpers Violence

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Multiple victimization, or polyvictimization, is closely related to delinquency and crime, although few studies have studied these experiences in juvenile offenders. Therefore, the aim of this study is to present victimization rates in young offenders from a Southwestern European country. The sample consisted of 101 youth aged between 14 and 17 years, who were mainly recruited from detention centers (77.2%). From a lifetime perspective, the majority had suffered a criminal offense against the person (93.1%), exposure to community violence (95.0%), and peer victimization (86.1%). Prevalence rates for direct and indirect family violence were also high (63.4% and 43.6%). Electronic victimization reached a rate of 40.6% and sexual victimization of 15.8%. Past year experiences showed lower but similar patterns. Based on a community population criterion to define polyvictimization, 65.3% of the sample were considered lifetime polyvictims, while 41.6% were defined as past year polyvictims. Interventions to address multiple, concurrent forms of exposure to violence should be implemented in the justice system as polyvictimization has been revealed as a frequent reality in young offenders, which may result in antisocial behavior.

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The Comparative Risk of Mistreatment for Juveniles in Detention Facilities and State Prisons

Cited by 15 publications

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Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents

Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents

Vulnerable Youth and Transitions to Adulthood

Victimization and Polyvictimization of Spanish Youth Involved in Juvenile Justice

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