Child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency: Investigating the role of placement and placement instability

By Joseph P. Ryan, M. Testa. 2005

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From Child Welfare to Juvenile Justice (2013, background): “Ryan and Testa (2005) found that placement instability increases risk of juvenile justice involvement for boys but not for girls.”
Maltreatment and delinquency: Investigating child welfare bias in juvenile justice processing ☆ (2007, background): “In a recent study of maltreatment and delinquency in Illinois, findings indicate that placement instability increases the risk of delinquency for male foster children but not female foster children ( Ryan & Testa, 2005 ).”
The journey of dually-involved youth: The description and prediction of rereporting and recidivism (2012, unknown): “Ryan and Testa (2005) reported that the delinquency rates were approximately 47% greater for youth associated with at least one substantiated allegation of maltreatment.”
Foster care placement instability: A meta-analytic review (2019, unknown): “…stable environments, which is a prerequisite for developing secure attachment relationships with caregivers, they are less likely to develop externalizing problems ( ⁎ Newton et al., 2000; Rubin et al., 2007), delinquent behavior (Ryan & Testa, 2005), and psychopathology (Humphreys et al., 2015).”
Complex Trauma and Aggression in Secure Juvenile Justice Settings (2012, background): “Youth who have been victimized by abuse or violence also have been found to be more likely to recidivate than other youth (Dembo et al., 1995; Heilbrun, Lee, & Cottle, 2005; Ryan & Testa, 2005).”