Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Keith Kaufman
Term of Graduation
Winter 2024
Date of Publication
3-14-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
ACE, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Juvenile Offender, Juvenile Sexual Offender, Trauma
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 79 pages)
Abstract
Approximately 1 in 5 girls and in 20 boys in the United States are victims of child sexual assault every year. Child sexual assault can lead to multiple negative short term and long-term impacts affecting general health, mental health, interpersonal relationships, socio-economic status, criminal behavior and more. Prevention research focuses on a thorough understanding of the perpetrators of assault and the context surrounding offenses in order to reduce and prevent assault. Within this research, juvenile offenders are perceived as a single homogenous group whereas adult offenders are consistently specified based on offender and offense characteristics. The exploration of the relationship between juvenile offenders' Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the characteristics of juvenile sexual offence can impact the research, practice and policy meant to prevent future assault from occurring. This study investigated the relationship between ACEs and juvenile offender typology, non-sexual offence and sexual offense, using data collected from The Oregon Youth Authority. The study was conducted using a modified version of the ACEs measure that includes four community level ACEs items. Prominent findings included that, juvenile sexual offenders were more likely to have experienced emotional abuse, emotional neglect, and peer rejection while juvenile nonsexual offenders were more likely to experience divorce, criminal institutionalization of a family member, and community violence.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41770
Recommended Citation
Lipman, Aliza Beth, "The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Juvenile Offender Typology" (2024). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6604.