SynthesisPediatrics2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Justice System Contact: A Systematic Review.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- What Young People Who Have Experienced Maltreatment Want From Out-of-School Sex and Relationship Education: A Qualitative Synthesis of Participatory Research With Young People.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Exploring the Evidence Base on the Association Between Parents' Adverse and Positive Experiences and the Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes of Their Offspring: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Trauma-Informed Care in out-of-School time Programs: A Strategic Response to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- Tipping the scales: the predictive utility of the PCE-ACE ratio for criminogenic and wellbeing outcomes in a general adult population.Health & justice · 2026Article
- Effects of Childhood Police Contact on Adolescent Suicidality: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- Addressing Substance Use Disorders Among System-Involved Girls.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Psychosocial and mental health correlates of perceived teacher support among young adults across cultures: above and beyond the effects of childhood trauma.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Risk and resilience: adverse and positive childhood experiences and aggression in adults with and without ADHD.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Early Life Stress Effects on Children's Biology, Behavior, and Health: Evidence, Mediators, Moderators, and Solutions.Annual review of psychology · 2026Review
- Which Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences are most Strongly Associated with Young Peoples' Arrests and Convictions?Adversity and resilience science · 2026Article
- Treatment Response in a Co-Occurring Disorders Intervention for Adult Drug Treatment Court: The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences, and violence and criminal justice outcomes in adulthood-the moderating role of protective and compensatory childhood experiences.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Relative and combined contributions of adverse childhood experiences and self-reported child poverty to health and economic outcomes in adults - a retrospective study in a UK region.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Big Minority View: Do Prescientific Beliefs Underpin Criminal Justice Cruelty, and Is the Public Health Quarantine Model a Remedy?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Reimagining the Juvenile Justice System Through the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Police Contact in Canada.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
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Abstract
contextGiven the wide-ranging health impacts of justice system involvement, we examined evidence for the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and justice system contact in the United States.
objectiveTo synthesize epidemiological evidence for the association between ACEs and justice system contact. DATA SOURCES: We searched 5 databases for studies conducted through January 2020. The search term used for each database was as follows: ("aces" OR "childhood adversities") AND ("delinquency" OR "crime" OR "juvenile" OR criminal* OR offend*). STUDY SELECTION: We included all observational studies assessing the association between ACEs and justice system contact conducted in the United States. DATA EXTRACTION: Data extracted from each eligible study included information about the study design, study population, sample size, exposure and outcome measures, and key findings. Study quality was assessed by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for nonrandomized trials.
resultsIn total, 10 of 11 studies reviewed were conducted in juvenile population groups. Elevated ACE scores were associated with increased risk of juvenile justice system contact. Estimates of the adjusted odds ratio of justice system contact per 1-point increase in ACE score ranged from 0.91 to 1.68. Results were consistent across multiple types of justice system contact and across geographic regions. LIMITATIONS: Most studies reviewed were conducted in juvenile justice-involved populations with follow-up limited to adolescence or early adulthood.
conclusionsACEs are positively associated with juvenile justice system contact in a dose-response fashion. ACE prevention programs may help reduce juvenile justice system contacts and improve child and adolescent health.
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