Maltreatment of Adolescents - The Relationship to a Predisposition Toward Violent Behavior and Delinquency

• NCJ Number: 91540
• Journal: Adolescence Volume: 18 Issue: 71 Dated: (Fall 1983) Pages: 499-506
• Author(s): D M Paperny; R W Deisher
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This discussion reviews the literature concerning the association between the maltreatment, abuse and exploitation of adolescents and the predisposition to violent and other offending behavior.

Abstract

We review the importance and family dynamics of abuse which bear a relationship to antisocial behavior. The distinction is made between child abuse and adolescent abuse, and controversies regarding the sequelae of various maltreatments are discussed. Recent work in sexual abuse and its relationship to male sexual offenders and male prostitutes is detailed. Adolescents who commit various offenses or are in contact with the juvenile justice system may be or have been the victims of various forms of maltreatment and exploitation. Helping professionals caring for these youths should have an understanding of these factors and the underlying dynamics. (Publisher abstract)