Pathways from Child Maltreatment to Juvenile Offending

Author: Anna Stewart, Susan Dennison, Elissa Waterson Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminnology Publication: Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No.241 Document Date:                  October 01, 2002 Category: Crime And Violence > Child Abuse/Neglect Related Categories: Children > Child Behaviour Crime And Violence > Youth Crime Public Policy > Child Protection Services   This paper explores the relationship between child maltreatment and youth offenses. It finds that children who experience physical abuse or neglect are more likely to commit crimes in their teens than children who are not victims of maltreatment. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link