1 VU University Medical Center, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands.
2 Intermetzo, Zutphen, The Netherlands.
J Interpers Violence. 2019 Sep;34(18):3780-3806. doi: 10.1177/0886260516672052. Epub 2016 Oct 9.
Not only are childhood onset offenders at high risk of becoming serious persistent offenders, they are also at high risk of becoming victimized themselves. Furthermore, studies in the general population suggest that a combined perpetrator-victim group can be distinguished from a perpetrator-only and a victim-only group on individual and family risk factors. The current study investigated the co-occurrence of offending and victimization among first-time arrestees and the 2-year predictive value of previously found clusters of dynamic risk factors of offending. Childhood first-time arrestees ( = 308; = 10.3, = 1.45) were clustered into three groups based on dynamic risk factors of offending in the individual, peer, school, and family domains: a pervasive high, an externalizing intermediate, and a low problem group. Police records and self-report data on re-offending and victimization of these children were collected over a 2-year follow-up period. Compared with the low problem group, the prevalence of re-offending was higher in both the externalizing intermediate group and the pervasive high group. The pervasive high group was most likely to display co-occurring future antisocial behavior and victimization. These findings emphasize that attention should be paid to victimization in addition to future antisocial behavior, especially if additional internalizing and family problems are present. Furthermore, the differences in re-offending and victimization between subgroups of childhood onset offenders stress the need for specific interventions tailored to the risk profile of a child.
不仅童年期犯罪者有很高的风险成为严重的持续犯罪者，他们自己也有很高的受害风险。此外，一般人群的研究表明，一个兼具加害者-受害者群体可以从单纯的加害者群体和单纯的受害者群体中区分出来，其依据是个体和家庭风险因素。本研究调查了首次被捕的犯罪者和之前发现的犯罪动态风险因素聚类的 2 年预测值之间的犯罪和受害的同时发生情况。根据个体、同伴、学校和家庭领域的犯罪动态风险因素，将童年期首次被捕者（=308；=10.3，=1.45）聚类为三组：普遍高风险组、外化中间风险组和低问题组。在 2 年的随访期间，收集了这些儿童的警察记录和自我报告的再犯罪和受害数据。与低问题组相比，外化中间风险组和普遍高风险组的再犯罪率更高。普遍高风险组最有可能表现出未来的反社会行为和受害的同时发生。这些发现强调，除了未来的反社会行为外，还应注意受害情况，特别是如果存在其他内在问题和家庭问题。此外，童年期犯罪者亚组之间的再犯罪和受害差异强调了需要根据儿童的风险特征进行特定的干预措施。
