Shandra Carrie L, Hogan Dennis P
Department of Sociology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA.
Child Indic Res. 2012 Dec;5(4). doi: 10.1007/s12187-012-9135-9.
This study expands upon previous research by utilizing nationally representative data and multivariate analyses to examine the relationship between an adolescent's disability status and their likelihood of engaging in a spectrum of delinquent behaviors through age 16. Logistic regression models of 7,232 adolescents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 are used to investigate the association between the presence of a learning disability or emotional condition, chronic health condition, sensory condition, physical disability, or multiple conditions and ten delinquent acts, including violence-related delinquency, property crimes, drug offenses, and arrest. Additional analyses explore differences in delinquency prevalence by more specific types of limiting conditions. Results indicate that adolescents with learning disabilities or emotional conditions are particularly at risk of committing delinquent acts. Findings suggest that disability status is important to consider when examining adolescent delinquency; however, not all youth with disabilities have equal experiences.
本研究通过利用具有全国代表性的数据和多变量分析，对先前的研究进行了拓展，以考察青少年的残疾状况与其在16岁之前参与一系列犯罪行为的可能性之间的关系。来自1997年全国青年纵向调查的7232名青少年的逻辑回归模型，用于研究学习障碍或情绪状况、慢性健康状况、感官状况、身体残疾或多种状况的存在与十种犯罪行为之间的关联，这些犯罪行为包括与暴力相关的犯罪、财产犯罪、毒品犯罪和被捕。进一步的分析探讨了更具体的限制条件类型在犯罪流行率方面的差异。结果表明，有学习障碍或情绪状况的青少年实施犯罪行为的风险尤其高。研究结果表明，在研究青少年犯罪时，残疾状况是一个需要考虑的重要因素；然而，并非所有残疾青年都有相同的经历。
