Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors

IF 1.5 1区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1177/1541204020939643

Jennifer Yang, Evan C. Mccuish, R. Corrado

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Abstract

Youth who are dually involved in both foster care and criminal justice systems represent a small minority of individuals with multi-problem risk profiles. Prior research has found that foster care youth are disproportionately more likely to be chronic offenders in both adolescence and emerging adulthood. However, the nature of this relationship remains theoretically underexplored and empirically underexamined, especially with respect to risk factors that may moderate the relationship. Using data from the Incarcerated Serious and Violent Young Offender Study, the criminal offending trajectories of 678 incarcerated youth were examined. A history of foster care predicted membership in a high rate chronic offending trajectory. This relationship was not moderated by parental maltreatment, negative self-identity, involvement in gang activity, or substance use versatility. Findings suggested a greater need for ongoing support for foster care youth during their transition to adulthood, regardless of their exposure to a range of other negative life circumstances.

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寄养犯罪关系是暴露的结果吗？检查潜在的缓和因素

同时参与寄养和刑事司法系统的青年代表了具有多问题风险特征的少数人。先前的研究发现，寄养青年在青春期和成年期都更有可能成为慢性罪犯。然而，这种关系的性质在理论上仍然没有得到充分探索，在经验上也没有得到充分审查，尤其是在可能缓和这种关系的风险因素方面。利用被监禁的严重暴力青年罪犯研究的数据，研究了678名被监禁青年的犯罪轨迹。寄养的历史预测，成员的慢性犯罪率很高。这种关系没有受到父母虐待、消极的自我认同、参与帮派活动或物质使用多样性的调节。研究结果表明，在寄养青年向成年过渡的过程中，无论他们暴露在一系列其他负面生活环境中，都更需要持续的支持。

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides academics and practitioners in juvenile justice and related fields with a resource for publishing current empirical research on programs, policies, and practices in the areas of youth violence and juvenile justice. Emphasis is placed on such topics as serious and violent juvenile offenders, juvenile offender recidivism, institutional violence, and other relevant topics to youth violence and juvenile justice such as risk assessment, psychopathy, self-control, and gang membership, among others. Decided emphasis is placed on empirical research with specific implications relevant to juvenile justice process, policy, and administration. Interdisciplinary in scope, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice serves a diverse audience of academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, behavior analysis, sociology, law, counseling, public health, and all others with an interest in youth violence and juvenile justice.