The current study tests the applicability of Agnew's (2005) general theory of crime and delinquency to a sample of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) youths and explains the hypothesized direct and indirect/mediated effects of family attachment and peer delinquency on delinquent behaviors. Data for this study were obtained from a 2014 cross-sectional survey of 512 adolescents from the five members of the CARICOM. This study utilizes mediation analysis. Results reveal that adolescents with abuse experience from family members and unsafe school environments are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior. Furthermore, peer delinquency is significantly related to delinquent behavior and mediates the link between child abuse, family history of violence, unsafe school environment, and subsequent delinquent behavior. Finally, child abuse generated a lower level of family attachment, and then a higher level of family attachment led to a lower likelihood of subsequent delinquent behavior.

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生命领域对五个加勒比国家犯罪行为的影响：对 Agnew 犯罪和犯罪一般理论的部分检验。

目前的研究测试了 Agnew (2005) 的犯罪和犯罪一般理论对加勒比共同体 (CARICOM) 青年样本的适用性，并解释了家庭依恋和同伴犯罪对犯罪行为的假设直接和间接/中介影响。本研究的数据来自 2014 年对来自加共体五个成员国的 512 名青少年进行的横断面调查。本研究采用中介分析。结果表明，有家庭成员虐待经历和不安全的学校环境的青少年更有可能从事违法行为。此外，同伴犯罪与犯罪行为显着相关，并调节虐待儿童、家庭暴力史、不安全的学校环境和随后的犯罪行为之间的联系。最后，