Five Types of Child Maltreatment and Subsequent Delinquency: Physical Neglect as the Most Significant Predictor

Abstract

Past researchers have often reported that childhood and adolescent maltreatment increases the likelihood of, or is related to, juvenile criminality. However, research examining how specific types of maltreatment (physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect) relate to later delinquent offense (violent crime, nonviolent crime, status offending, property offending) is minimal. The aim of this study was to augment and expand upon this scant literature. One hundred and sixty one male juvenile delinquents held in six residential treatment facilities in a Midwestern state, were the subjects of this study. Each participant filled out the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and the Self-Reported Delinquency measure (SRD) in addition to demographic information. We found that physical neglect is the most significant predictor of violent crime, nonviolent crime, property offending, and status offending. Implications are discussed.

The association between childhood maltreatment experiences and the onset of maltreatment perpetration in young adulthood controlling for proximal and distal risk factors

“…Nikulina, Widom and Czaja (2011) found unique impacts of child neglect and child poverty on adult arrest, PTSD. Evans and Burton (2013) found strong effects for physical neglect and juvenile offending. Our study adds to the growing literature calling for much greater attention to child neglect prevention and intervention (Proctor & Dubowitz, 2014).…”

Adverse Housing Conditions and Early‐Onset Delinquency

“…It is worth noting that the broader context of familial/parenting risk in houses with adverse living conditions is likely relevant to the findings of this study. Some scholars have even pointed to certain housing conditions (e.g., health/safety hazards) as potentially indicative of a pattern of child neglect (particularly physical neglect—see Dubowitz, Pitts & Black, ; Fowler et al., ), which itself has been linked to delinquent involvement (Evans & Burton, ). Ancillary analyses accounting for the involvement of Child Protective Services (e.g., being contacted by CPS for suspicion of child abuse/neglect), however, did not alter the findings of this study.…”

Ergenlerde Duygusal İstismar, Problem Davranışlar, Öz-Yeterlik ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık Arasındaki İlişki

“…McGee, Wolfe ve Wilson (1997) duygusal istismara uğrayan bireylerin istismar yaşantısı olmayanlara göre daha fazla problem davranışlara yöneldiklerini belirtmiş-lerdir. Evans ve Burton (2013) tarafından duygusal istismarın suça karışma üzerinde önemli bir faktör olduğu bulunmuştur. Arslan (2012) tarafından aile içerisinde istismar algısı arttıkça ergenlerde alkol kullanımı, sigara kullanımı, anti-sosyal davranışlar, intihar eğiliminin arttı-ğı ve beslenme alışkanlıklarının bozulduğu rapor edilmiştir.…”

“…Studies support that emotional maltreatment perceived from parent can cause various problem behaviors such as alcohol use, antisocial behavior, and suicide in adolescence (Arslan & Balkıs, 2014;Holden & Ritchie, 1991;Ireland et al, 2002;Kabasakal & Arslan, 2014;Taşdelen, 1995). Researchers, for example, that emotional maltreatment is associated with delinquency, antisocial behavior, alcohol use, suicide tendency, tobacco use or smoking, and various nutritional problems in adolescents (Arslan, 2012;Bal, 2010;Evans & Burton, 2013;Kabasakal & Arslan, 2014). Research also reported that some personal, family, and social characteristics of individuals can help to cope with risk or adversity successfully, including emotional maltreatment.…”