Between 2010 and 2011, it has been proven that the act of violence inside and outside of homes is a serious public health concern in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, during 2011, approximately 680,000 children were victims of maltreatment. With these facts, two studies have been conducted. One, to observe the degree to which abused and neglected children perform criminal violence, child abuse, and intimate partner violence in and outside of homes. The second, to determine whether the mistreatment of children leads to an increased risk for poly-violence perpetration. Children up to the age of 11 with documented histories of physical and sexual abuse and/or neglect were coordinated with children without such past experiences and further assessed at the average age of 29.
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This effort instead, focuses on criminal offending in general and does not essentially distinguish the two. A variety of theories have been presented to explain as to why child abuse and/or neglect influences the three types of violence as well as maltreatment towards future children. One theory states that physically abused children adopt the patterns of violent behavior through observational learning and parental modeling of parents. Observational learning is the form of learning through observing the behavior of
This effort instead, focuses on criminal offending in general and does not essentially distinguish the two. A variety of theories have been presented to explain as to why child abuse and/or neglect influences the three types of violence as well as maltreatment towards future children. One theory states that physically abused children adopt the patterns of violent behavior through observational learning and parental modeling of parents. Observational learning is the form of learning through observing the behavior of