Sociodemographic Characteristics, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders Among Adolescent-Limited, Adult-Onset, Life-Course-Persistent Offenders and Nonoffenders in a General Population Survey

This study compared sociodemographic characteristics, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and substance use and psychiatric disorders between adolescent-limited (AL), adult-onset (AO), life-course-persistent (LP) and nonoffender (NO) groups using a large U.S. general population survey. The odds of...

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Published in:Crime and delinquency 2020-11, Vol.66 (12), p.1729-1753
Main Authors: Kerridge, Bradley T., Chou, S. Patricia, Huang, Boji, Harford, Thomas C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adverse childhood experiences
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Childhood experiences
Childhood factors
Criminal careers
Drug use
Habitual offenders
Juvenile offenders
Life events
Mental disorders
Offenders
Offending
Polls & surveys
Prevention programs
Psychopathology
Recidivists
Sociodemographics
Substance abuse
Teenagers
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Summary:This study compared sociodemographic characteristics, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and substance use and psychiatric disorders between adolescent-limited (AL), adult-onset (AO), life-course-persistent (LP) and nonoffender (NO) groups using a large U.S. general population survey. The odds of experiencing several ACEs were greater among each offender group relative to NOs. LP offenders experience more ACEs than AL and AO offenders. Each offender group generally experienced greater substance use and psychopathology than NOs, whereas LP offenders experienced more substance use and psychopathology than AO and AL offenders. The results of this study identified several sociodemographic factors, ACEs, and types of psychopathology that differentiate AL, AO, LP, and NO offenders that can help inform prevention and intervention strategies designed to prevent offending and shorten criminal careers.
ISSN:0011-1287
1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128720915697