Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Impact on Later Life Outcomes

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

ACEs, or Adverse Childhood Experiences, represent a set of ten negative events that have been found to increase the prevalence of a large range of negative outcomes, including antisocial behavior. The current set of presentations seeks to expand upon this growing literature by examining ACEs under a variety of conditions. First, the prevalence of one particular ACE by race/ethnicity will be investigated, along with a preliminary discussion of its potential impact on later offending. The second presentation will assess the relationship between ACEs and juvenile residential placement and how this differs by gender and race/ethnicity. Finally, the third study will seek to identify potential protective factors that may buffer the deleterious impact of ACEs on offending. This panel was organized by the Division of Developmental and Life Course Criminology.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Theoretical Explanations of Crime and Criminal Behavior / 4. Developmental and Life Course Perspectives

Division of Special Interest

• Divisions of Special Interest / Division of Developmental/Life-Course Criminology

Individual Presentations

• Longitudinal Patterns of Maternal Spanking: Variations by Race and Ethnicity - Wendi Johnson, Oakland University

• The Racial and Gender Differences in the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Juvenile Residential Placement - Haley Zettler, University of Memphis; Kevin Wolff, The Graduate Center, John Jay College / CUNY; Michael Baglivio, G4S Youth Services, LLC; Jessica Craig, University of North Texas; Nathan Epps, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

• Exploring Protective Factors in the ACE-Offending Relationship - Jessica Craig, University of North Texas; Michael Baglivio, G4S Youth Services, LLC; Alex R. Piquero, University of Texas at Dallas; Kevin Wolff, The Graduate Center, John Jay College / CUNY; Jonathan Intravia, Ball State University