Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Committee Chair
James Nolan
Abstract
This study of Child Abuse and Neglect: Testing in the "Cycle of Violence" Theory, is a demonstration of Applied Social Research in partial fulfillment of a master's degree in Sociology. It examines the Cycle of Violence theory by looking at two groups of children: an abuse/neglect group and a control group. It tests the likelihood of the abuse/neglect group to commit a crime in adulthood i.e., property crime, person crime, or public morality; while controlling for race, sex and type of abuse. Also, the odds of gender and race of the children in the abuse/neglect group, becoming a criminal offender are examined. The findings from this study indicate a child who has been abused/neglected has a higher likelihood of committing a criminal act in adulthood.
Recommended Citation
Cox, Melanie A., "Child abuse and crime: Testing in the "Cycle of Violence" theory" (2005). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4143.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/4143