Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2435, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-3807, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Oct;82(4):585-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01184.x.
This study examined the effect of specific mental health disorders on the risk of juvenile justice system involvement and subsequent recidivism among maltreated children placed in out-of-home care. The sample was comprised of all children in Florida aged 7-17 years who were investigated for maltreatment and subsequently placed in out-of-home care between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2005 (N = 5,720). Presence of mental health disorders and absence of a caregiver were both significantly associated with juvenile justice involvement. Among all examined mental health disorders, conduct disorder was the strongest predictor of juvenile justice involvement. Findings also indicated that, compared to children who did not have identified mental health disorders, children diagnosed with mental health disorders were approximately 80% more likely to experience recidivism. Implications of these findings are discussed.
本研究考察了特定心理健康障碍对受虐待儿童进入少年司法系统的风险以及随后累犯的影响，这些儿童被安置在家庭以外的护理中。该样本由所有 2004 年 7 月 1 日至 2005 年 6 月 30 日期间在佛罗里达州因受虐待而接受调查并随后被安置在家庭以外护理中的 7-17 岁儿童组成（N=5720）。心理健康障碍的存在和照顾者的缺失都与少年司法的参与显著相关。在所有检查到的心理健康障碍中，品行障碍是少年司法参与的最强预测因素。研究结果还表明，与没有确定心理健康障碍的儿童相比，被诊断患有心理健康障碍的儿童再次犯罪的可能性大约高出 80%。讨论了这些发现的意义。
