title: Two generations at risk: child welfare, institutional boundaries, and family violence in grandparent homes.
abstract: Participation of extended family members, particularly custodial grandparents, has generally resulted in better outcomes for abused children and relief for an overburdened child welfare system. This research explores the risk of adolescent perpetrated violence in custodial grandparent households with data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Findings suggest that living arrangements with custodial grandparents have a significant and differential impact on rates of violent offending for chronic and serious offenders by race and gender.
authors.affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bazemore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012931:Social Environment