Citation

Zweig JM, Yahner J, Rossman SB. Violence Vict. 2012; 27(5): 674-688.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.27.5.674

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using data from the Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), we examined the relationship between recent victimization experiences and the likelihood of subsequent criminal behavior among a sample of adult drug-involved offenders. The MADCE data used in this study involved interviews with 674 men and 284 women at baseline and then, 18 months later. Multilevel modeling showed that physical victimizations in the year before baseline, but not sexual victimization experiences, were associated with self-reported criminal offending behavior 18 months later. All relationships held true despite controlling for respondents' demographic, criminal history, prior drug-related characteristics, and their participation in a drug court or comparison site program.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency