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<DIV><SPAN class=267575318-07012003><FONT color=#000000>This study can be
downloaded from the Australian Institute of Criminology website (the link is
pasted below)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<H2>No. 241: Pathways from child maltreatment to juvenile offending</H2>
<P>Anna Stewart, Susan Dennison and Elissa Waterson <BR>ISBN 0 642 24282 8 ;
ISSN 0817-8542 <BR>October 2002 </P>
<P><A
href="http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi241.html";>http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi241.html</A></P>
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href="http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti241.pdf";>Download paper</A>
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<H3>Abstract</H3>
<P>This important study demonstrates a direct path from child maltreatment to
juvenile offending. The maltreatment of children is a scourge on our society - a
thoroughly inexcusable practice that, unfortunately, our protective and
preventive measures have had little overall success in combating.</P>
<P>This study focuses on the 41,700 children born in Queensland in 1983. It
finds that about 10 per cent of these children came into contact with the
Department of Families by the time they were 17 years old because of a child
protection matter. About five per cent of those in the cohort had a court
appearance for a proven offence. Many, but not all, of these children fitted
into both categories (that is, coming into contact with the Department as well
as having a court appearance).</P>
<P>The authors examine 11 predictive factors for youth offending, and find that
children who suffer maltreatment are more likely to offend. Physical abuse and
neglect are significant predictive factors, but sexual and emotional abuse are
not. </P>
<P>This study shows that working with large administrative data sets can yield
critically important information for policy-making, and can also inform
practice. The policy ramifications of these data show that with appropriate
analysis we can move to better levels of understanding risk and improved
deployment of scarce resources. </P></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Stephanie Dallam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 06, 2003 6:14
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Child Maltreatment Researchers<BR><B>Subject:</B> Study -
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<P><A
href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/06/1041566361234.html";><U><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/06/1041566361234.html</FONT></U></A><BR><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Abused child liable to be teenage offender: study<BR>By
Farah Farouque<BR><BR>January 7, 2003<BR><BR>Abused and neglected children are
more likely to break<BR>the law than their peers by the time they reach age
17,<BR>a study confirms.<BR><BR>Cases of physical abuse or neglect were
"significant",<BR>as these children were most likely to offend later,
according<BR>to the study published by the Australian Institute of
Criminology.<BR><BR>Sexual and emotional abuse were not compelling
factors<BR>in children coming up against juvenile courts later, but
might<BR>"lead to other negative life outcomes such as suicide,
early<BR>pregnancy, depression and anxiety", noted lead researcher<BR>Anna
Stewart, of Griffith University.<BR><BR>Researchers examined the records of
41,700 children born<BR>in Queensland in 1983 and determined that by 17, a
10th<BR>had been brought to the notice of the welfare authority over<BR>child
protection concerns.<BR><BR>In the maltreated group, 25 per cent of boys and
11 per<BR>cent of girls went on to have a brush with the law. Five per<BR>cent
appeared in juvenile courts on proven charges.<BR><BR>Children taken from
their homes by welfare authorities<BR>were more likely to brush against the
juvenile justice system<BR>than were abused or neglected children who stayed
with the family.<BR><BR>The presence of "significant adults" who were not
abusive,<BR>such as extended family members, and success at school<BR>were
factors that safeguarded maltreated children, Dr Stewart
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I've only just downloaded it, so haven't read the thing. Did they do any
analyses on adoptions, thereby controlling for inherited tendancies, or is
this simply a regression study with perhaps a path analysis added on?
On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Stephanie Dallam wrote:
> This study can be downloaded from the Australian Institute of
> Criminology website (the link is pasted below)
>
> No. 241: Pathways from child maltreatment to juvenile offending
>
>
> Anna Stewart, Susan Dennison and Elissa Waterson
> ISBN 0 642 24282 8 ; ISSN 0817-8542
> October 2002
>
> http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi241.html
>
> * Download paper
> <http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti241.pdf> (222kB)
>
>
> Abstract
>
>
> This important study demonstrates a direct path from child maltreatment
> to juvenile offending. The maltreatment of children is a scourge on our
> society - a thoroughly inexcusable practice that, unfortunately, our
> protective and preventive measures have had little overall success in
> combating.
>
> This study focuses on the 41,700 children born in Queensland in 1983. It
> finds that about 10 per cent of these children came into contact with
> the Department of Families by the time they were 17 years old because of
> a child protection matter. About five per cent of those in the cohort
> had a court appearance for a proven offence. Many, but not all, of these
> children fitted into both categories (that is, coming into contact with
> the Department as well as having a court appearance).
>
> The authors examine 11 predictive factors for youth offending, and find
> that children who suffer maltreatment are more likely to offend.
> Physical abuse and neglect are significant predictive factors, but
> sexual and emotional abuse are not.
>
> This study shows that working with large administrative data sets can
> yield critically important information for policy-making, and can also
> inform practice. The policy ramifications of these data show that with
> appropriate analysis we can move to better levels of understanding risk
> and improved deployment of scarce resources.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
> Stephanie Dallam
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:14 PM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: Study - Abused children more liable to be teenage offender
>
>
>
> <http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/06/1041566361234.html>
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/06/1041566361234.html
>
> Abused child liable to be teenage offender: study
> By Farah Farouque
>
> January 7, 2003
>
> Abused and neglected children are more likely to break
> the law than their peers by the time they reach age 17,
> a study confirms.
>
> Cases of physical abuse or neglect were "significant",
> as these children were most likely to offend later, according
> to the study published by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
>
> Sexual and emotional abuse were not compelling factors
> in children coming up against juvenile courts later, but might
> "lead to other negative life outcomes such as suicide, early
> pregnancy, depression and anxiety", noted lead researcher
> Anna Stewart, of Griffith University.
>
> Researchers examined the records of 41,700 children born
> in Queensland in 1983 and determined that by 17, a 10th
> had been brought to the notice of the welfare authority over
> child protection concerns.
>
> In the maltreated group, 25 per cent of boys and 11 per
> cent of girls went on to have a brush with the law. Five per
> cent appeared in juvenile courts on proven charges.
>
> Children taken from their homes by welfare authorities
> were more likely to brush against the juvenile justice system
> than were abused or neglected children who stayed with the family.
>
> The presence of "significant adults" who were not abusive,
> such as extended family members, and success at school
> were factors that safeguarded maltreated children, Dr Stewart said.
>
>
>
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