Geoffrion Steve, Ouellet Frédéric
Candidat au doctorat en criminologie, Équipe VISAGE, Centre d'étude sur le trauma, affilié à l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal.
Professeur adjoint, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal, Chercheur régulier, Centre international de criminologie comparée, (CICC).
Criminologie (Montr). 2013 Fall;46(2):263-289. doi: 10.7202/1020996ar.
The aim of this study is to understand violence directed against behaviour technicians in juvenile rehabilitation centres. The findings are based on a survey conducted among 586 educators working in one of ten youth centres across Quebec. In this article we will first assess the occurrence of violent acts. Then, we will examine individual and contextual factors that predict physical aggression. More than half (53.9 %) of the educators surveyed reported to have been physically assaulted at least once in the past year. Regarding individual factors, being affected by the exposure to aggressive behaviours and the frequency of psychological aggression increase the risk of victimization. With respect to situational factors, the age of the clientele and the legal basis for placement (i.e. civil or criminal) influence the occurrence of violent acts towards staff members. Our analyses also show that physical violence not only affects staff members but also the institution. The identification of predictors of violence can guide prevention programs in youth centres. Moreover, they can help target behaviour technicians who are at risk of being assaulted in order to prevent their victimization.
本研究的目的是了解青少年康复中心针对行为技术员的暴力行为。研究结果基于对魁北克十个青少年中心之一的586名教育工作者进行的一项调查。在本文中，我们将首先评估暴力行为的发生率。然后，我们将研究预测身体攻击行为的个体因素和环境因素。超过一半（53.9%）的受访教育工作者报告称，在过去一年中至少遭受过一次身体攻击。关于个体因素，接触攻击性行为的影响以及心理攻击的频率会增加受害风险。关于情境因素，客户群体的年龄和安置的法律依据（即民事或刑事）会影响对工作人员暴力行为的发生。我们的分析还表明，身体暴力不仅会影响工作人员，也会影响机构。确定暴力行为的预测因素可以指导青少年中心的预防项目。此外，它们可以帮助找出有遭受攻击风险的行为技术员，以防止他们受到伤害。
