Malvaso Catia, Day Andrew, Casey Sharon, Corrado Ray
School of Psychology, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.
School of Psychology, City Campus, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2016 Nov 24;24(3):458-469. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2016.1247682. eCollection 2017.
Although a large number of studies offer consistent and persuasive evidence that exposure to childhood maltreatment and subsequent juvenile offending behaviours are related, relatively few studies have investigated the mechanisms by which maltreatment might increase risk in young offender populations. The aim of this pilot study was to collate data on the key areas of need from 28 young male offenders in secure care in an Australian jurisdiction, with a specific focus on the inter-relationship between scores on self-report measures of maltreatment, trauma, and mental health. The findings provide preliminary evidence that these key constructs are linked to other proximal risk factors for juvenile offending, such as poor anger regulation and antisocial thinking patterns. They offer a rationale for considering the sequelae of maltreatment in the development of service delivery frameworks for young offenders.
尽管大量研究提供了一致且有说服力的证据，表明童年期遭受虐待与随后的青少年犯罪行为有关，但相对较少的研究探讨了虐待可能增加年轻罪犯群体风险的机制。这项试点研究的目的是收集澳大利亚某司法管辖区28名受安全监护的年轻男性罪犯在关键需求领域的数据，特别关注虐待、创伤和心理健康自我报告量表得分之间的相互关系。研究结果提供了初步证据，表明这些关键构念与青少年犯罪的其他近端风险因素有关，如愤怒调节能力差和反社会思维模式。它们为在制定针对年轻罪犯的服务提供框架时考虑虐待的后果提供了理论依据。
