Child maltreatment re-offending in families served by the United States Air Force Family Advocacy Program |
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| Institution: | 1. Deployment Health Research Department, Naval Health Research Center, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106-3521, USA;2. Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA;3. Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, UW Tower, 15T-420, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Campus Box 359461, Seattle, WA 98105, USA;4. Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way MS152E, Seattle, WA 98108, USA;5. Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Health Sciences Building F-250, Box 357236, Seattle, WA 98195-7236, USA;6. Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Health Services Research Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA;7. Department of Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Room H-664, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195-7660, USA;8. Department of Psychology, University of Washington, 119A Guthrie Hall, UW Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, USA;9. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, RR-512, Health Sciences Building, Box 356420, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-6420, USA |
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| Abstract: | The current study examined child maltreatment re-offending in United States Air Force (USAF) families. In a clinical database containing 24,999 child maltreatment incidents perpetrated by 15,042 offenders between the years 1997 and 2013, 13% of offenders maltreated a child on more than one date (i.e., they re-offended). We explored several offender demographic characteristics associated with who re-offended and found that civilians re-offended at a similar rate as active duty members, males re-offended at a similar rate as females, and younger offenders were more likely to re-offend than older offenders. We also explored incident characteristics associated with who re-offended: Re-offending was more likely if the initial maltreatment was neglect or emotional abuse and re-offenders were likely to perpetrate subsequent maltreatment that was the same type and severity as their initial incident. The current data indicate that young offenders and offenders of neglect and emotional maltreatment are the greatest risk of re-offending. These offender and incident characteristics could be used by the USAF to guide their efforts to reduce re-offending. |
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| Keywords: | Child maltreatment Child abuse Recidivism Re-offending United States Air Force |
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