Annotated Bibliography

Does Abuse Affect Delinquent Behavior and Attitudes in Juveniles? Kali Schweigert CRM 340 18 April 2024.

Annotated Bibliography Does abuse affect delinquent behaviors and attitudes among juveniles? That is what the research that was found will be used to discuss. The relationship between abuse and delinquent behaviors and attitudes. This is an important topic to study because someday it may help explain why juveniles commit crimes. It could also help juveniles when they are in the process of being rehabilitated. The only way to help a juvenile recover from their abuse is to know what happened and how it is affecting them. The references discussed in this Annotated Bibliography will give a better understanding of the relationship between abuse and delinquency. It will

Overall, it was found that parental and caregiver behavior does affect the behavior of a child. Reference 1: Gold, J., Sullivan, M. W., & Lewis, M. (2011). The relation between abuse and violent delinquency: The conversion of shame to blame in juvenile offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35(7), 459–467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.02.007 The research question for this reference is “Do adolescents that were exposed to abusive parents exhibit more shame and violent delinquent behavior?” This study uses research to figure out the relationship between abuse and violent delinquency. It is using this research to figure out how the shame juvenile offenders receive from abuse becomes shame once they are older. The research design used was a qualitative research method to collect data. They used data from the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale-Child Assessment to assess parental behavior. Then clinicians conducted interviews for Mental Health Evaluations that were court ordered. In these interviews, family history, peer relationships, academic history, and substance abuse information was