ABSTRACT

A better understanding of the relationship between exposure to family violence and criminal recidivism is essential in order to develop interventions which target the specific needs of juvenile offenders. Using the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), we explored the differences in historical, social/contextual, and individual risk and protective factors for delinquency among youth males exposed (n = 253) and not exposed to family violence (n = 497) in Spain. Chi-square test shows that most of the risk factors assessed were present in the group exposed to family violence, especially a history of child maltreatment. Logistic regression analysis show that peer delinquency was a common predictor of recidivism in youth both exposed and not exposed to family violence. Early initiation of violence predicted recidivism in young offenders without exposure to family violence, while the absence of strong social support predicted recidivism in young offenders with this exposure. Professionals in juvenile justice services need to work on peer relationships, but also to keep in mind and to address the specific needs of young offenders both with and without exposure to family violence if the aim is to avoid recidivism.

摘要

更好地了解家庭暴力与再犯之间的关系对于制定针对少年犯特定需求的干预措施至关重要。使用青少年暴力风险的结构化评估 (SAVRY)，我们探讨了暴露 ( n = 253) 和未暴露于家庭暴力 ( n= 497) 在西班牙。卡方检验表明，大多数评估的风险因素存在于遭受家庭暴力的群体中，尤其是有虐待儿童史的群体。逻辑回归分析表明，同伴犯罪是暴露和未暴露于家庭暴力的青少年累犯的常见预测因素。早期的暴力行为预示着没有遭受家庭暴力的年轻罪犯会再犯，而缺乏强有力的社会支持则预示着有这种暴露的年轻罪犯会再犯。少年司法服务的专业人员需要处理同伴关系，但如果目的是避免累犯，还需要牢记并解决有和没有遭受家庭暴力的年轻罪犯的具体需求。