The Relationship between Family Functioning & the Crime Types in Incarcerated Children
AIM:
We assessed
to investigate the relationship between the family functioning crime types in
incarcerated children.
METHODS:
One
hundred eighty two incarcerated children aged between 13-18 years who were
confined in child-youth prisons and child correctional facilities were enrolled
into this descriptive study. Participants completed demographic questions and
the McMaster Family Assessment Device (Epstein, Baldwin, & Bishop, 1983)
(FAD) with face to face interviews.
RESULTS:
The crime
types were; theft, assault (bodily injury), robbery, sexual assault, drug
trafficker and murder. The socio-demographic characteristics were compared by
using FAD scale, and growing up in a nuclear family had statistically
significant better scores for problem solving and communication subscales and
the children whose parents had their own house had significantly better problem
solving scores When we compared the crime types of children by using problem
solving, communication and general functioning subscales of FAD, we found statistical
lower scores in assault (bodily injury) group than in theft, sexual assault,
murder groups and in drug trafficker group than in murder group, also we found
lower scores in drug trafficker group than in theft group for problem solving
and general functioning sub-scales, also there were lower scores in bodily
injury assault group than in robbery, theft groups and in drug trafficker than
in theft group for problem solving subscale.
CONCLUSION:
The
communication and problem solving sub-scales of FAD are firstly impaired scales
for the incarcerated children. We mention these sub-scales are found with
unplanned and less serious crimes and commented those as cry for help of the
children.
- 1Ankara Sami Ulus Child Hospital, Ankara, Turkey - drsedatopcu@gmail.com.
- Minerva Pediatr. 2016 Mar 17.
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