Abstract Purpose Heightened exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is associated with early-onset offending, gang-involvement, reoffending, and offending chronicity. However, examining whether cumulative ACE or specific ACE exposure is related to differences in who these juveniles victimize has been neglected. Given theoretical connections between ACE exposure and the individuals youth victimize, we examine whether ACEs differentiate victims based on the juveniles' relationship to their victims among 28,579 justice-involved adolescents who have committed violent against-person felonies. Methods A series of logistic regression models is used to assess which covariates, including cumulative ACEs and individual ACE exposures, are associated with specified victim groups. This approach allows for better targeting of violence prevention efforts, as a more nuanced understanding of the increased likelihood to victimize specific groups lends to potential differences in treatment provision, beyond simplistic findings regarding the association between ACE exposure and increases in offending. Results Cumulative ACEs decrease violent offending against strangers, while increasing likelihood of victimizing family, authority, and having multiple victim types, while specific ACE exposures also differentiate victim groups. Household mental health problems and household incarceration histories have the most substantial effects among individual ACEs. Conclusion ACE exposure differentiates between groups of victims and may necessitate different treatment and intervention responses. Policy implications are discussed.

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暴力青少年的不良童年经历：区分受害者群体

摘要 目的 暴露于不良童年经历 (ACE) 与早发性犯罪、帮派卷入、再犯罪和长期犯罪有关。然而，研究累积 ACE 或特定 ACE 暴露是否与这些青少年受害对象的差异有关被忽视了。鉴于 ACE 暴露与青少年受害个体之间的理论联系，我们研究了 ACE 是否根据青少年与受害者的关系在 28,579 名犯下暴力侵害人重罪的涉及司法的青少年中区分受害者。方法 一系列逻辑回归模型用于评估哪些协变量（包括累积 ACE 和个人 ACE 暴露）与特定的受害者群体相关。这种方法可以更好地针对暴力预防工作，因为对特定群体受害可能性增加的更细致的理解有助于治疗提供的潜在差异，而不仅仅是关于 ACE 暴露与犯罪增加之间关联的简单发现。结果 累积 ACE 减少了对陌生人的暴力侵害，同时增加了伤害家人、权威和拥有多种受害者类型的可能性，而特定的 ACE 暴露也区分了受害者群体。家庭心理健康问题和家庭监禁历史对个体 ACE 的影响最大。结论 ACE 暴露可区分不同的受害者群体，可能需要不同的治疗和干预反应。讨论了政策影响。因为对特定群体受害可能性增加的更细致的理解有助于治疗提供的潜在差异，而不是关于 ACE 暴露与犯罪增加之间关联的简单发现。结果 累积 ACE 减少了对陌生人的暴力侵害，同时增加了伤害家人、权威和拥有多种受害者类型的可能性，而特定的 ACE 暴露也区分了受害者群体。家庭心理健康问题和家庭监禁历史对个体 ACE 的影响最大。结论 ACE 暴露可区分不同的受害者群体，可能需要不同的治疗和干预反应。讨论了政策影响。因为对特定群体受害可能性增加的更细致的理解有助于治疗提供的潜在差异，而不仅仅是关于 ACE 暴露与犯罪增加之间关联的简单发现。结果 累积 ACE 减少了对陌生人的暴力侵害，同时增加了伤害家人、权威和拥有多种受害者类型的可能性，而特定的 ACE 暴露也区分了受害者群体。家庭心理健康问题和家庭监禁历史对个体 ACE 的影响最大。结论 ACE 暴露可区分不同的受害者群体，可能需要不同的治疗和干预反应。讨论了政策影响。