ABSTRACT

Youth with a history of victimization have an increased risk of delinquency and justice system involvement throughout the life-course but the nature of this relationship is imprecise. This study uses a nationally representative sample of incarcerated youth to examine whether youth with a history of victimization are involved in the justice system for different offenses than non-victimized youth, and the relationship between victimization types (and polyvicitmzation) and offense types. Results indicate that victimized youth were more likely to be system involved for violent offenses, while youths without a history of victimization were more likely to be involved for minor, non-violent offenses.

摘要

有受害历史的青年在整个生命过程中犯罪和司法系统参与的风险增加，但这种关系的性质并不准确。本研究使用具有全国代表性的被监禁青年样本来检查有受害历史的青年是否因与未受害青年不同的罪行而参与司法系统，以及受害类型（和多重受害）与犯罪类型之间的关系。结果表明，受害青年更有可能因暴力犯罪而被系统卷入，而没有受害史的青年更有可能因轻微的非暴力犯罪而被卷入。