title: Childhood victimization and risk for alcohol and drug arrests.
abstract: Using data from a prospective cohorts design study, this paper examines the relationship between early childhood victimization and subsequent arrest for alcohol- and/or drug-related offenses. Complete official criminal histories are compared for cases of childhood physical and sexual abuse and neglect (n = 908) and a control sample (n = 667). After controlling for relevant demographic characteristics, logistic regression analyses indicate that childhood maltreatment is a significant predictor of adult, but not juvenile, arrests for alcohol- and/or drug-related offenses. Differential responses to maltreatment by race and gender are discussed as well as limitations of the findings and future directions for research.
authors.affiliation: School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany 12222.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Widom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003416:Criminal Law; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs