Child Maltreatment and Recidivism: Do Maltreatment Patterns Influence General and Violent Reoffending?
Published online on December 18, 2025
Abstract
Crime & Delinquency, Ahead of Print.
This study examined whether patterns of maltreatment predicted reoffending among 5,194 justice-involved youth (JIY) from a large Texas juvenile probation department. Using latent class analysis on five maltreatment types (physical abuse, emotional abuse, ...
This study examined whether patterns of maltreatment predicted reoffending among 5,194 justice-involved youth (JIY) from a large Texas juvenile probation department. Using latent class analysis on five maltreatment types (physical abuse, emotional abuse, ...