TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Did juvenile domestic violence offending change during COVID-19? JO - Youth violence and juvenile justice A1 - Baglivio, Michael T. A1 - Wolff, Kevin T. A1 - Reid, Joan A. A1 - Jackson, Sherry L. A1 - Piquero, Alex R. SP - 63 EP - 79 VL - 20 IS - 1 N2 - The current study castssome of the first light into the initial impacts of the largest global health crisis in a generation on family and domestic violence, the long-term repercussions of which may take decades to unpack. Statewide trends in juvenile arrests for domestic violence (DV)-related offending are examined, taking into account school closures for in-person learning in March 2020 and the subsequent mandate for an in-person learning option in Florida in August 2020. Additionally, trends by sex, race/ethnicity, and severity of the offense are examined. Contrasting with growing studies demonstrating an increase in DV-related arrests among adults, we find a significant decrease upon school closures then subsequent increase when schools reopened with an in-person option.

RESULTS held across examined subgroups, yet the extent of increase following mandatory in-person learning availability was not as uniform, with Hispanic youth showing the smallest increase and Black youth the largest. Implications are discussed. Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1541-2040 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15412040211047266 ID - ref1 ER -