The relationship between drug use and violence has a strong empirical basis, with recent studies finding that violent crime of drug users could be due to both drug abuse and pre-existing risk factors like childhood maltreatment and conduct disorder. However, results regarding the mechanism underlying drug use-violence nexus are less consistent. It is unclear how these pre-existing risk factors associate drug use with violent offending. More research exploring mediating factors of the path from childhood maltreatment to violence is in need, especially when drug use variables are included. As such, this study aims to investigate the role of pre-existing risk factor in shaping the drug use-violence association. Data on demographics, drug use, violent offending and pre-existing risk factor were collected between 2018 and 2021 in a sample of housed drug users (N = 202). According to regression analysis results, childhood maltreatment, conduct disorder and onset age of committing crime are predictive of violent arrests of drug users after controlling other covariates. Furthermore, support was found through Structural Equation Modeling analyses for pathways from childhood maltreatment to violent arrests and aggression subsequently mediated by conduct disorder and onset age of committing crime. Limitations and implications are discussed.
语种：
英文
出版日期：
2022-03
学科：
法学; 临床医学; 心理学
提交日期：
2022-03-31
引用参考：
Guo, Xiao; Zhang, Zhuo; Liu, YuPing; Mei, ChuanQiang; Yang, Bo.
The violent offending of drug users: the pathway from childhood maltreatment to violent arrests mediated by conduct disorder and crime age[J].
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY,():.
dc.title
The violent offending of drug users: the pathway from childhood maltreatment to violent arrests mediated by conduct disorder and crime age
dc.contributor.author
Guo, Xiao; Zhang, Zhuo; Liu, YuPing; Mei, ChuanQiang; Yang, Bo
dc.contributor.affiliation
GuiZhou Univ, Law Sch, Guiyang, Huaxi, Peoples R China;China Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sociol Coll, Beijing, Haidian, Peoples R China;China Univ Polit Sci & Law, Criminal Justice Coll, Beijing, Haidian, Peoples R China;Southwest Univ Polit Sci & Law, Law Sch, Chongqin, Yubei, Peoples R China
dc.contributor.corresponding
Yang, B (corresponding author), China Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sociol Coll, Beijing, Haidian, Peoples R China.
The relationship between drug use and violence has a strong empirical basis, with recent studies finding that violent crime of drug users could be due to both drug abuse and pre-existing risk factors like childhood maltreatment and conduct disorder. However, results regarding the mechanism underlying drug use-violence nexus are less consistent. It is unclear how these pre-existing risk factors associate drug use with violent offending. More research exploring mediating factors of the path from childhood maltreatment to violence is in need, especially when drug use variables are included. As such, this study aims to investigate the role of pre-existing risk factor in shaping the drug use-violence association. Data on demographics, drug use, violent offending and pre-existing risk factor were collected between 2018 and 2021 in a sample of housed drug users (N = 202). According to regression analysis results, childhood maltreatment, conduct disorder and onset age of committing crime are predictive of violent arrests of drug users after controlling other covariates. Furthermore, support was found through Structural Equation Modeling analyses for pathways from childhood maltreatment to violent arrests and aggression subsequently mediated by conduct disorder and onset age of committing crime. Limitations and implications are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorshipPCode
21SKJD038;1807DCC;2018YFC0831002
dc.description.sponsorship
National research center of drug issues governance [21SKJD038]; drug control committee of BeiJing [1807DCC]; National key research and development program [2018YFC0831002]
