Which maltreated children are at greatest risk of aggressive and criminal behavior? An examination of maltreatment dimensions and cumulative risk

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 49-61

  Van Wert, Melissa ^a   Mishna, Faye ^b   Trocmé, Nico ^a   Fallon, Barbara ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Child aggression; Child maltreatment; Cumulative risk; Juvenile justice; Youth justice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUSTICE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEGLECT; ONTARIO; STUDENT T TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85018620696     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.013     Document Type: Article

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