Impact of childhood maltreatment on recidivism in youth offenders: a matched-control study

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of childhood maltreatment on youth offender recidivism in Singapore. The study used case file coding on a sample of 3,744 youth offenders, among whom about 6% had a childhood maltreatment history. The results showed that the Youth Level of Service/Ca...

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Authors: Li, Dongdong (Author) ; Chu, Chi Meng (Author) ; Goh, Joseph Teck Ling (Author) ; Ng, Irene Y. H. (Author) ; Zeng, Gerald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 10, Pages: 990-1007
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
YLS/CMI
childhood maltreatment
Family Violence
Neglect
Propensity score matching
Risk assessment