Te efect of experiencing child physical abuse on violence in adolescence is weakest in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Authors

Emily M. Wright, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Wright: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4653-3596

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2014

Publication Title

Criminological Highlights

Volume

14

Issue

1

First Page

8

Last Page

8

Abstract

It is reasonably well established that those who suffer physical abuse as children are more likely to be violent as adolescents and young adults. It is less well known, however, whether the effects of abuse are amplified or made weaker by the social circumstances in which a child lives.

Comments

This article has been deposited with permission from the Center for Criminology and Sociologic Studies at the University of Toronto who holds the copyright. The original article can be accessed here: https://www.crimsl.utoronto.ca/research-publications/faculty-publications/criminological-highlights-vol-14-no-1-%E2%80%93-january-2014

Recommended Citation

Wright, E. (2014, January). The effect of experiencing child physical abuse on violence in adolescence is weakest in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Criminological Highlights, 14(1). https://www.crimsl.utoronto.ca/research-publications/faculty-publications/criminological-highlights-vol-14-no-1-%E2%80%93-january-2014