Pflugradt Dawn M, Allen Bradley P, Zintsmaster Amanda J
1 Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, Madison, WI, USA.
2 St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2018 Jun;62(8):2312-2328. doi: 10.1177/0306624X17712966. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with a multitude of health and social problems. In addition to an increased risk of poor health, mental disorders, and substance abuse, childhood maltreatment is also significantly related to adult violent offending. Although gender-specific analyses suggest that early childhood maltreatment precedes later violence for males across offense categories, it is unknown whether this association also applies to different types of female offenders. This study explores the types and quantity of adverse childhood experiences for two groups of violent female offenders: perpetrators of intentional homicide ( N = 28) and perpetrators of sexual offenses ( N = 47). A nonparametric analysis using odds ratios (OR) indicated that female homicide perpetrators experienced significantly more adverse childhood experiences (as measured by the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire) than female sex offenders. Implications for future research are discussed.
童年不良经历与众多健康和社会问题相关。除了健康状况不佳、精神障碍和药物滥用风险增加外，童年期虐待还与成年后的暴力犯罪显著相关。尽管针对特定性别的分析表明，在各类犯罪中，男性童年期虐待先于其后期暴力行为，但这种关联是否也适用于不同类型的女性犯罪者尚不清楚。本研究探讨了两组暴力女性犯罪者童年不良经历的类型和数量：故意杀人罪犯罪者（N = 28）和性犯罪犯罪者（N = 47）。使用优势比（OR）的非参数分析表明，女性杀人罪犯罪者比女性性犯罪者经历了显著更多的童年不良经历（通过童年不良经历问卷测量）。文中讨论了对未来研究的启示。
