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Mersky, Joshua P.; Topitzes, James; Reynolds, Arthur J. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2012
Objectives: This study compares the effects of childhood maltreatment and adolescent maltreatment on delinquency and crime, including violent and nonviolent offending. Methods: Data were derived from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, a prospective investigation of 1,539 underprivileged, minority subjects. Results: Results confirmed that rates of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delinquency, Child Abuse, Children
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Hill, Terrence D.; Kaplan, Lauren M.; French, Michael T.; Johnson, Robert J. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2010
Although numerous studies have documented the long-term effects of childhood victimization on mental health in adulthood, few have directly examined potential mediators and moderators of this association. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999)--a probability sample of 2,402 predominantly black and Hispanic low-income…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, Probability, Victims of Crime