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Final Report: Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: Child Maltreatment and Crime in Early Adulthood
Final Report: Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: Child Maltreatment and Crime in Early Adulthood
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 03, 2009
ANNOTATION: The impact of delinquency on a youth's future commission of crime or child abuse is examined. This report includes these sections: executive summary; introduction; literature review; methods; analyses plan; key research findings for adult crime, adult arrest trajectories, adult perpetration of child maltreatment, adult perpetration trajectories, and early predictors; study limitations; practice recommendations; and recommendations for future research. "Race, offense history, childhood mistreatment, prior receipt of child welfare services, and family environment were associated with heightened risk for adult antisocial behavior for both boys and girls, while mental health and substance use were relatively poor predictors of youth's early adult functioning" (p. 9).
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