LGBTQ youth, and in particular those of color, are significantly more at risk for experiencing trauma at home and in their community, having school difficulties including bullying and suspensions, and subsequently being involved with the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Research is limited in understanding the pathways these young people take toward youthful and young adult offending and incarceration. The national longitudinal Add Health study data were used to explain how trauma, sexual orientation (gay, bisexual), school experiences, gender, and race impacted juvenile and adult criminal activity and incarceration—looking at a trauma-delinquency-crime link. It was found that females were more likely to experience childhood trauma if they were a person of color, poor, or bisexual; and these traumatic childhood experiences were all direct predictors of adult criminal activity, as was being bisexual or gay. While males were more likely to experience childhood trauma if they were a person of color or poor, but not if they were bisexual or gay, and these traumatic experiences and being bisexual (though not gay) also predicted juvenile delinquency, adult criminal activity, and adult incarceration. Implications and discussion of these and other researcher’s findings are set forth, as well as recommendations.

LGBTQ青年，尤其是有色人种的青年，在家庭和社区遭受创伤的风险明显更高，他们在学校遇到包括欺凌和停学等方面的困难，并随后涉入少年和刑事司法系统。研究仅限于了解这些年轻人对年轻人和年轻人的犯罪和监禁采取的途径。全国纵向“添加健康”研究数据用于解释创伤，淫荡，犯罪联系，从而说明创伤，性取向（同性恋，双性恋），学校经历，性别和种族如何影响少年和成人犯罪活动和监禁。人们发现，如果女性是有色人种，贫穷或双性恋者，她们更有可能遭受童年的创伤。这些创伤性的童年经历，无论是双性恋还是同性恋，都是成人犯罪活动的直接预测因素。如果男性是有色人种或贫穷的人，则更有可能遭受童年的创伤，但如果他们是双性恋或同性恋，则并非如此，这些创伤经历和双性恋（尽管不是同性恋）也预示了青少年犯罪，成人犯罪活动和成人监禁。提出了对这些以及其他研究人员的发现的暗示和讨论，并提出了建议。成人犯罪活动和成人监禁。提出了对这些以及其他研究人员的发现的暗示和讨论，并提出了建议。成人犯罪活动和成人监禁。提出了对这些以及其他研究人员的发现的暗示和讨论，并提出了建议。