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dc.contributor.authorStewart, Anna
dc.contributor.authorDennison, Susan
dc.contributor.authorWaterson, Elissa
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:57:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:57:49Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.issn0817-8542
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6556
dc.description.abstractFocusing on the 41,700 children born in Queensland in 1983, this study finds that about 10% of these children came into contact with the Department of Families by the time they were 17 years old because of a child protection matter, while about 5% of those in the cohort had a court appearance for a proven offence. The study examines 11 predictive factors for youth offending, and finds that children who suffer maltreatment are more likely to offend. Predictor variables studied include sex of child, Indigenous status, age at final maltreatment incident, number of notifications, type of maltreatment (emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect), and out of home placement. The study finds that physical abuse and neglect are significant predictive factors for youth offending, but sexual and emotional abuse are not. Maltreated Indigenous children were also found to be four times more likely to offend than maltreated non Indigenous children.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Criminology
dc.publisher.placeCanberra, ACT
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi241
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTrends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume241
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titlePathways from child maltreatment to juvenile offending
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.rights.copyright© 2002 Australian Institute of Criminology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2015-01-23T05:24:59Z
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gro.griffith.authorStewart, Anna L.
gro.griffith.authorDennison, Susan M.
gro.griffith.authorWaterson, Elissa


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