Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia : Findings from a national survey
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Mathews, Ben, Papalia, Nina, Napier, Sarah, Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl John, Thomas, Hannah J, Erskine, Holly E, Meinck, Franziska, Haslam, Divna, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David and Pacella, Rosana. (2023). Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia : Findings from a national survey. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. (681), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.52922/ti77215
Authors | Mathews, Ben, Papalia, Nina, Napier, Sarah, Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl John, Thomas, Hannah J, Erskine, Holly E, Meinck, Franziska, Haslam, Divna, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David and Pacella, Rosana |
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Abstract | Few studies have examined associations between child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement using large nationally representative samples and comprehensive measures of self‑reported maltreatment. This study analyses nationally representative data from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study, which surveyed 8,500 Australians to obtain self‑reported data on all five child maltreatment types (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and exposure to domestic violence) and criminal justice system involvement. We examine associations between self‑reported child maltreatment, and chronic multi‑type maltreatment, and arrests, convictions and imprisonment. Results show moderate associations between child maltreatment and arrests and convictions, and between maltreatment and imprisonment among men. Stronger associations were found for those experiencing three or more types of maltreatment. |
Keywords | child abuse; offenders; child neglect; criminal justice system; family violence; domestic violence; Australia |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice |
Journal citation | (681), pp. 1-21 |
Publisher | Australian Institute of Criminology |
ISSN | 0817-8542 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.52922/ti77215 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi681 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-21 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 21 Dec 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Jun 2024 |
Supplemental file | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Additional information | © Australian Institute of Criminology 2023 |
Place of publication | Australia |
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