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Examining the Impact of Victimization on Girls’ Delinquency: A Study of Direct and Indirect Effects

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  • Johanna Peterson

    (Omaha Police Department, Omaha, NE 68102, USA)

  • Dana DeHart

    (College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA)

  • Emily Wright

    (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68182, USA)

Abstract

Previous research has acknowledged that there is a relationship between victimization and later delinquency, but the specific attributes of this relationship are unclear because measures of both direct and indirect victimization are rarely explored in a single study. We included both indirect and direct victimization to examine which form of victimization was a stronger predictor of substance use, fighting, running away, and sex work among girls committed to a juvenile justice facility. Findings indicated that direct victimization was typically a more salient predictor of delinquency than indirect forms of victimization. Further, running away and sex work appear to be unique outcomes that are particularly likely when girls experience direct rather than indirect victimization. Findings are summarized with implications for health and public policy.

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  • Johanna Peterson & Dana DeHart & Emily Wright, 2019. "Examining the Impact of Victimization on Girls’ Delinquency: A Study of Direct and Indirect Effects," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:11:p:1873-:d:234808
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    1. Kierkus, Christopher A. & Hewitt, John D., 2009. "The contextual nature of the family structure/delinquency relationship," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 123-132, March.
    2. Kort-Butler, Lisa A., 2010. "Experienced and vicarious victimization: Do social support and self-esteem prevent delinquent responses?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 496-505, July.
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    1. Hasselle, Amanda J. & Napier, Taylor R. & Howell, Kathryn H., 2023. "Children’s self-perception: Investigating associations with direct victimization, indirect victimization, and caregiver partner violence," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).

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