Evidence for Long-Term, Specific Effects of Childhood Abuse and Neglect on Criminal Behavior in Men

We reviewed the extensive institutional files of 604 male federal inmates to determine the impact of various types of childhood abuse and neglect on violent and aggressive behavior in adulthood. Men who had been abused as children were three times more likely than nonabused men to engage in violent...

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Authors: Dutton, Donald G. 1943- (Author) ; Hart, Stephen D. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1992
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 1992, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-139
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
IFK: 8226
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Keywords:
Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch
Frühere Kindesmisshandlung
Zyklus der Gewalt
Strafgefangene
Spätfolgen
Kindesmisshandlung
Lerntheorie
Kriminalitätsursache
Gewaltdelikte
Sozialisation