Racial differences in the effects of early adverse childhood experiences on adolescent delinquency: The role of middle childhood mechanisms

Melissa S. Jones, Tacey M. Shurtliff and Julie Gerlinger

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022, vol. 82, issue C

Abstract: Certain strains, called adverse childhood experiences (ACE), have continually been found to influence delinquency, but how these ACEs affect delinquency during adolescence and whether middle childhood experiences mediate this relationship remain unclear. Further, racial/ethnic differences in the ACEs to delinquency link remain understudied. The purposes of this study are threefold: (1) to understand the association of different levels of ACEs experienced by age five with adolescent delinquency, (2) explore potential middle childhood mechanisms that may mediate this association, and (3) examine whether the effects vary by race/ethnicity.

Keywords: Adverse childhood experiences; Delinquency; Race; Ethnicity; Middle childhood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101977

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