Juvenile justice facilities can be dangerous places for adolescents and may promote violent behavior among incarcerated youth. With high rates of violence among detained juveniles, youth who do not feel safe may resort to violent behavior to protect themselves. However, this "cycle of violence" may be interrupted if youth can turn to correctional staff for support. Using a 3-wave, longitudinal sample of 373 male incarcerated adolescents, the results indicated that as compared to violence exposure prior to incarceration, exposure to institutional violence more strongly predicts violent behavior. Further, the findings indicated that perceptions of staff serve as a buffer to violence exposure and may interrupt the cycle of violence. Policy implications are discussed.

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积极的工作人员积极的看法会减轻青少年犯下的机构暴力吗？

少年司法设施可能是青少年的危险场所，并可能促进被监禁青年中的暴力行为。在被拘留的少年中暴力事件发生率很高时，不安全的年轻人可能会采取暴力行为来保护自己。但是，如果青年可以向教养人员寻求支持，则这种“暴力循环”可能会被打断。使用3波纵向抽样的373名男性被监禁的青少年，结果表明，与监禁前的暴力暴露相比，机构暴力的暴露更能预测暴力行为。此外，调查结果表明，对工作人员的看法是暴力暴露的缓冲，可能会中断暴力循环。讨论了政策含义。