Childhood Victimization, Race, and Violent Crime

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Abstract
This study employed a logit analysis with retrospective self-report data to assess the importance of three types of childhood victimization experiences-physical abuse, spouse abuse, and emotional neglect-to the commission of violent crimes as a young adult. The exploratory model is based on data collected on 100 male inmates incarcerated for crimes of violence and 65 nonincarcerated, nonviolent males matched on age, race, and neighborhood. Findings from the analyses, estimated separately for Blacks and Whites, indicated that the childhood experiences associated with violent crime differed for Blacks and Whites and that the model fit the experiences of Blacks better than those of Whites.