Studies have demonstrated that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are prevalent in justice-involved youth and related to recidivism. However, the effect of programming on reducing reoffending for youth with a trauma history is not well researched. This study aims to examine the prevalence of ACEs across different subsets of justice-involved youth, as well as the impact of family-based programming and aggression replacement training (ART) for youth exposed to ACEs. Presence of ACEs among 50,862 in Washington State is examined via multiple statistical tests. Results indicate that ACEs are prevalent in this sample, with higher ACE scores being associated with a greater risk of reoffending for different types of recidivism. Both family-based programming and ART had an impact on recidivism for males, while only completion of ART resulted in a decreased odds of reoffending for females. However, an intervention between programming and ACEs was nonsignificant, indicating that these particular interventions are not more beneficial for youth exposed to trauma than they are for the general justice-involved youth population. Findings outline the need to give ACEs serious consideration in the juvenile justice system, as these trauma experiences can inform case management and programming.

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不良的童年经历和参与正义的青年

研究表明，不良儿童经历（ACEs）在涉及司法的年轻人中普遍存在，并且与累犯有关。但是，编程对减少有外伤史的年轻人的再犯罪的影响尚未得到很好的研究。这项研究的目的是检查在涉及司法的青年的不同子集中ACE的普遍性，以及基于家庭的编程和侵略替代培训（ART）对接触ACE的青年的影响。通过多种统计测试，检查了华盛顿州50,862名ACE患者。结果表明，ACEs在该样本中很普遍，较高的ACE分数与不同类型的累犯再犯的风险较高相关。基于家庭的编程和ART都对男性的累犯产生了影响，而只有完成ART才能降低女性再次犯罪的几率。但是，计划编制和ACEs之间的干预并不重要，这表明这些特殊干预措施对遭受创伤的年轻人的益处远不及对涉及正义的一般青年的益处。调查结果概述了在少年司法系统中必须认真考虑ACE的必要性，因为这些创伤经历可以为案件管理和规划提供依据。