Research shows that adverse events experienced during childhood (i.e., adverse childhood experiences [ACEs]) are problematic, but few studies have examined race differences in the prevalence and impact of ACEs on delinquency. This study investigated these relationships using prospective data from approximately 600 high-risk families in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. Ten ACEs were measured, five types of child maltreatment and five types of household dysfunction. White youth experienced a significantly greater number of ACEs (4.08) compared to Black youth (2.90) and a greater prevalence of seven individual ACEs. According to logistic regression analyses, the number of ACEs significantly increased the likelihood of self-reported alcohol use, marijuana use, violence (in some models), and arrest at age 16 among Blacks but not Whites; race differences were statistically significant for alcohol use, marijuana use, and arrest. The findings support the need for juvenile justice officials to recognize the trauma histories of youth offenders when determining appropriate treatment and sanctions.

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高风险样本中的不良童年经历和青少年犯罪

研究表明，儿童时期经历的不良事件（即儿童不良经历[ACE]）是有问题的，但是很少有研究检查ACE的患病率和对犯罪的影响方面的种族差异。这项研究使用儿童虐待和忽视纵向研究中约600个高风险家庭的前瞻性数据调查了这些关系。测量了十种ACE，五种儿童虐待和五种家庭功能障碍。与黑人青年（2.90）相比，白人青年（ACE）的数量（4.08）显着多，并且七个独立ACE的患病率更高。根据Logistic回归分析，ACEs的数量显着增加了自我报告的饮酒，大麻使用，暴力行为（在某些模型中），并在16岁时被黑人逮捕，但不被白人逮捕；种族差异在酒精使用，大麻使用和逮捕方面具有统计学意义。这些发现支持少年司法官员在确定适当的治疗和制裁措施时必须认识到青年罪犯的创伤史。