Serious, Violent Young Offenders in South Africa

Souverein, Fleur; Ward, Catherine L.; Visser, Ingmar; Burton, Patrick

doi:10.1177/0886260515570748

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“…The general description of parents' roles prior to the CJP involves parents disciplining their children or seeking professional help when they identify at-risk behaviour. This is consistent with the findings that primary prevention aimed at at-risk children must focus on ensuring early detection and intervention of at-risk behaviours such as school absence or dropout, substance abuse and violence within the home environment (Souverein, Ward, Visser & Burton, 2016). Parents, as caregivers, can play a critical role in primary prevention to reduce their child's likelihood of entering the CJS.…”

Section: Analytic Themes Theme 1: Parent-focused Prevention Servicessupporting

confidence: 86%

A Co-Constructed Practice Model for Supporting Parents of Children in Conflict With the Law

Abdulla

Pretorius

Goliath

2020

SWORK

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The ecological systems theory and the buffering effect model both suggest that the absence of a multi-systemic conceptualisation of supporting parents of children in conflict with the law (CCL) diminishes the impact of traditional generic efforts to meaningfully buffer parents of CCL during the child justice process. This participatory qualitative study involved parents of CCL and child justice officials as co-constructors of a practice model for supporting parents of CCL. The co-constructed practice model shows that parents must have access to informational, emotional, practical and professional support prior to, during and after the child justice process..

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Section: Analytic Themes Theme 1: Parent-focused Prevention Servicessupporting

confidence: 86%

A Co-Constructed Practice Model for Supporting Parents of Children in Conflict With the Law

Abdulla

Pretorius

Goliath

2020

SWORK

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“…In Serbia, as well as worldwide [33], similar factors apply to youth violence, indicating that each country could use them to significantly improve prevention [34]. In this study, youth violence victimization was associated with many individual characteristics (such as male sex, adolescent period, affluent households, self-assessed health as poor, chronic diseases, violence perpetration, binge-drinking, and same-sex relationships), characteristics of close relationship (less-member households and lack of close friends or partners), community (urban settlement) and society, (the perception that neighbors have no interest in them and find it difficult to get practical help).…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

Obradovic-Tomasevic

Santric-Milicevic

Vasić

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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The study identifies the prevalence of violence victimization and the perpetration among youths, and explores the determinants and predictors using a socio-ecological model. The data of 36 variables from a representative sample of 1722 persons, ages 15–24 years, from the National Health Survey of Serbia in 2013, were analyzed by a multivariate logistic regression modeling. The study shows that 13.4% of youths experienced multi-victimization, while 10.4% were perpetrators of violence. Up to one-third of the victims were violence perpetrators. A small percentage of victims seek family and community support. Predictors of violence among youths were: male sex, households with fewer members, urban settlements, violence perpetration, self-assessed health as poor, lack of close friends and perception that it was difficult to obtain the assistance needed. Predictors of youth violence highlighted the need to improve health education, social support and community regulations, as well as strengthen the promotion of gender equality and a healthy environment.

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“…Good Parenting Youth who have been the recipients of good parenting, have been provided for nutritionally and with essentials, have received stimulation and affection and positive parenting with rule and goal setting, are more likely to have successful outcomes. That is, they are more likely to perform well academically (Black et al, 2013), less likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour (Kotchick et al, 2001), more likely to be healthy as adults (Black et al, 2013;Ward, Gould, Kelly and Mauff, 2015) and not to abuse substances (Ryan, Jorm and Lubman, 2010) and less likely to be caught up in violent or illegal culture (Souverein et al, 2015;Walker et al 2011).…”

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Factors Associated with Good and Harsh Parenting of Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents in Southern Africa

Stone¹,

Meinck²,

Sherr³

et al. 2016

Innocenti Working Papers

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Background: There is limited research on the factors associated with parenting and the subsequent outcomes for children and adolescents in southern Africa. Evidence from the global north shows the importance of parenting on child development. There is a pressing need for such research in the global south, in order to inform the development of effective interventions to support families. Method:This working paper presents findings from the analyses of two different observational studies of caregiver-pre-adolescent (4-13 years, referred to as the 'pre-adolescent study') and caregiver-adolescent (10-17 years, referred to as the 'adolescent study') dyads. Regression and structural equation modelling techniques are used to identify practices constituting good and harsh parenting, factors associated with these parenting behaviours and child and adolescent outcomes. Results: Poverty and stigma were found to be negatively associated with good parenting of pre-adolescents whilst biological parents, depression and multiple adults within a household were positively associated. Good parenting in pre-adolescents was associated with fewer educational risks and behavioural problems as well as increased self-esteem, mediated by child trauma and depression. In adolescents, family disadvantage (poverty, AIDS-ill caregiver and caregiver disability) were found to be associated with an increase in harsh parenting and poor caregiver mental health, both of which were associated with increased adolescent health risks. Conclusion:These findings show the importance of parenting for pre-adolescent and adolescent outcomes in southern Africa. They also show that structural disadvantage factors are major predictors of less good parenting. Better support for parents living in high-risk contexts is clearly essential if we are to promote the health and well-being of the next generation.

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Serious, Violent Young Offenders in South Africa

Cited by 19 publications

References 50 publications

A Co-Constructed Practice Model for Supporting Parents of Children in Conflict With the Law

A Co-Constructed Practice Model for Supporting Parents of Children in Conflict With the Law

Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

Factors Associated with Good and Harsh Parenting of Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents in Southern Africa

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