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Direct linkRebellon, Cesar J.; Van Gundy, Karen – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2005
Although a growing literature suggests that physical abuse is associated with delinquency, little empirical research has attempted to probe the nature of the mechanism that underlies the apparent relationship. Moreover, because the theoretical literature tends to invoke learning and strain theories as explanations for the apparent relationship,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Probability, Child Abuse, Correlation
