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FAMILY VIOLENCE, TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS, AND OTHER ADOLESCENT EXPERIENCES RELATED TO VIOLENT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR *
Author(s) -
KRUTTSCHNITT CANDACE,
HEATH LINDA,
WARD DAVID A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1986.tb01495.x
Subject(s) - psychology , criminal behavior , criminal history , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , poison control , race (biology) , exploratory research , commission , developmental psychology , social psychology , criminology , medical emergency , medicine , political science , sociology , gender studies , anthropology , law
This study employs multivariate analyses with retrospective self‐report data to assess the relative importance of certain childhood and adolescent experiences to the commission of violent crimes as an adult. Specifically, the relationship is examined between violent criminal behavior and exposure to family violence, exposure to television violence, school performance, other adolescent activities, and differential reinforcement for previous illegal acts. The exploratory model is based on data collected on 100 male inmates incarcerated for violent crimes and 65 nonincarcerated, nonviolent males matched in terms of age, race, and neighborhood. Findings, from analyses which estimate both additive and interactive effects, indicate that the background experiences associated with violent crime vary depending upon an individual's race. The discussion focuses on the implications of these findings for further research on the causes of violent criminal behavior.