Trauma

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The Interrelationship Between Empathy and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Juvenile Recidivism
Publication Date: Jul 16 2020
Sage Journals
Results show youth with higher ACE scores have less empathy at admission and both ACEs and empathy predict recidivism. Most importantly, large gains in empathy are able to dampen the effect of ACEs on recidivism
The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders
Publication Date: Sep 15 2014
OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice
The study of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their negative repercussion on adult health outcomes is well documented. In a population of insured Californians, a dose-response relationship has been demonstrated among 10 ACEs and a host of chronic physical health, mental health, and behavioral outcomes.