Child maltreatment and adult criminal behavior: Does criminal thinking explain the association?

Cuadra, Lorraine E.; Jaffe, Anna E.; Thomas, Renu A.; DiLillo, David

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.005

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“…This may then amplify the risk of involvement with antisocial peers, substance use, and engaging in deviant subsistence strategies and survival behaviors (Whitbeck et al, 1999) which consequently increase the risk of CJI and repeated victimization (Baron, 2003; Tyler et al, 2001; Yoder et al, 2014). Our results also provide support for studies indicating that individuals with histories of childhood abuse and/or familial violence may be more vulnerable to adopt violence-supportive attitudes and beliefs, become desensitized to violence, and/or carry dysfunctional interaction styles learned at home into their adult relationships (Cuadra, Jaffe, Thomas, & DiLillo, 2014; McGrath, Nilsen, & Kerley, 2011).…”

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Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement and Victimization Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review

Edalati

Nicholls

2017

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Homeless individuals are at higher risk of criminal justice involvement (CJI) and victimization compared to their housed counterparts. Exposure to childhood maltreatment (CM; e.g., abuse, neglect) is one of the most significant predictors of CJI and victimization among homeless populations. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize current knowledge regarding the relationship between CM and CJI and victimization among homeless individuals. Guided by the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) methods, a systematic search was performed using PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature for published studies investigating the relationship between CM and CJI and victimization among homeless samples. We identified 20 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Findings showed that across the majority of studies, CM, and in particular childhood physical (CPA) and sexual (CSA) abuse, is associated with increased risk of both CJI and victimization, regardless of various important factors (e.g., sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric disorders, substance use). These findings support the need for prevention and treatment for "families at risk" (i.e., for intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect) and also document the need for trauma-informed approaches within services for homeless individuals. Future research should focus on prospective designs that examine victimization and CJI in the same samples.

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Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement and Victimization Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review

Edalati

Nicholls

2017

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…As with previous comparisons of prospective informant-reports and retrospective self-reports, this unresolvable issue arises from ethical concerns that prevent studies from obtaining young children's self-reports of their maltreatment exposure [40]. Nevertheless, we obtained the retrospective self-reports at a younger age than many previous studies [4,41,42] to reduce the time in which forgetting could occur. Second, the psychosocial outcomes of interest are, by their nature, most appropriately measured by self-report and therefore we could not eliminate the possibility that shared method variance impacted the association with retrospective self-reports of maltreatment.…”

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Childhood maltreatment and poor functional outcomes at the transition to adulthood: a comparison of prospective informant- and retrospective self-reports of maltreatment

Latham

Quilter

Arseneault

et al. 2020

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Growing evidence suggests that prospective informant-reports and retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment may be differentially associated with adult psychopathology. However, it remains unknown how associations for these two maltreatment reporting types compare when considering functional outcomes. The present study compared associations between childhood maltreatment and functional outcomes at age 18 years using these two methods. Methods We used data from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative birth cohort of 2232 children born in England and Wales in 1994–1995. Maltreatment prior to age 12 years was assessed prospectively (during multiple home visits between birth and age of 12 years based on interviews with caregivers, researcher observations, and information from practitioners where child protection referrals were made) and retrospectively (at age 18 via self-report on the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire). Nine functional outcomes were measured at age 18, forming two variables capturing: (i) psychosocial and (ii) vocational disadvantage. Results Among the 2054 participants with available data, childhood maltreatment was associated with poorer functional outcomes regardless of whether this was reported only prospectively, only retrospectively, or both. Stronger associations with psychosocial disadvantage arose in the context of retrospective recall by participants (OR = 8.25, 95% CI 4.93–13.82) than prospective reports by informants (OR = 2.03, 95% CI 1.36–3.04) of maltreatment. Conversely, associations with vocational disadvantage were comparable for both prospective informant-reports (OR = 2.19, 95% CI 1.42–3.38) and retrospective self-reports (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.33–2.81) of maltreatment. Conclusion Results highlight the importance of considering the maltreatment report type used when interpreting the functional consequences of childhood maltreatment.

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“…Proactive and reactive criminal thinking are correlated dimensions (with r values ranging from .60 to .76) that motivate antisocial behavior (Cuadra, Jaffee, Thomas, & DiLillo, 2014; Disabato et al, 2015; Ragatz, Anderson, Fremouw, & Schwartz, 2011; Walters, 2005; Walters et al, 2015). …”

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Effectiveness of a self-administered intervention for criminal thinking: Taking a Chance on Change.

Folk¹,

Disabato²,

Daylor³

et al. 2016

Psychological Services

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The current study tested the effectiveness of a self-administered, cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting criminal thinking for inmates in segregated housing: Taking a Chance on Change (TCC). Participants included 273 inmates in segregated housing at state correctional institutions. Reductions in criminal thinking, as assessed by the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Styles-Simplified Version, were found in the general criminal thinking score as well as the proactive and reactive composite scores. Examination of demographic predictors of change (i.e., age, years of education, length of sentence) revealed older and more educated participants decreased in criminal thinking more than younger and less educated participants. For a subset of 48 inmates, completion of TCC was associated with significant reduction of disciplinary infractions. Reductions in reactive criminal thinking predicted reductions in disciplinary infractions. Although further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of TCC in reducing recidivism, the reductions in criminal thinking and disordered conduct suggest this is a promising intervention and mode of treatment delivery. By utilizing self-directed study at an accessible reading level, the intervention is uniquely suited to a correctional setting where staff and monetary resources are limited and security and operational issues limit the feasibility of traditional cognitive-behavioral group treatment.

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Child maltreatment and adult criminal behavior: Does criminal thinking explain the association?

Cited by 47 publications

References 71 publications

Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement and Victimization Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review

Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement and Victimization Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review

Childhood maltreatment and poor functional outcomes at the transition to adulthood: a comparison of prospective informant- and retrospective self-reports of maltreatment

Effectiveness of a self-administered intervention for criminal thinking: Taking a Chance on Change.

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