ABSTRACT

Objectives

To examine the prediction of involvement in serious physical assault from risk factors collected during routine screening of juveniles admitted to secure custody with a focus on trauma and gang affiliation and an exploration of gender differences in risk.

Methods

We analyzed administrative data collected on 879 juvenile offenders (93% boys; M age = 17 years; 71% Black, 19% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% other race/ethnicity), including extensive data on histories of trauma exposure and other risk as well as gang affiliation.

Results

We found that participation in serious assault was linked to gender, gang affiliation, and both witnessing and experiencing various traumatic events. Contrary to predictions, we did not observe a significant interaction between trauma histories and gang affiliation in predicting serious physical assault.

Conclusions

Trauma and gang affiliation are critical yet understudied aspects of violence perpetration in the justice-involved youth population, particularly among clinical child and adolescent psychologists. These results underscore the importance of continued efforts by clinical psychologists to enhance research and practice related to these issues for this population.

中文翻译：

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创伤和帮派关系增加了被拘留的青少年实施袭击的可能性

摘要

目标

目的是根据在对被拘留的青少年进行例行筛查期间收集的风险因素来检验对参与严重人身攻击的预测，重点关注创伤和帮派关系，并探讨风险中的性别差异。

方法

我们分析了 879 名青少年罪犯（93% 是男孩；男性年龄 = 17 岁；71% 黑人，19% 西班牙裔，9% 白人，1% 其他种族/族裔）收集的行政数据，包括有关创伤暴露史和其他风险以及帮派关系。

结果

我们发现，参与严重袭击与性别、帮派关系以及目睹和经历各种创伤事件有关。与预测相反，我们没有观察到创伤史和帮派关系在预测严重人身攻击方面存在显着的相互作用。

结论

创伤和帮派隶属关系是参与正义的青年群体中暴力行为的关键但尚未得到充分研究的方面，特别是在临床儿童和青少年心理学家中。这些结果强调了临床心理学家继续努力加强与该人群相关问题的研究和实践的重要性。