Citation

Ireland T, Widom CS. Int. J. Addict. 1994; 29(2): 235-274.

Affiliation

School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany 12222.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Marcel Dekker)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8144278

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.

Language: en