Date of Award:
5-1976
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Special Education and Rehabilitation
Department name when degree awarded
Special Education
Committee Chair(s)
James Christiansen
Committee
James Christiansen
Abstract
There has been some speculation that abuse/neglect may lead to later antisocial behavior by the abused/neglected child. It was the purpose of this project to determine the frequency of abuse/neglect in the population at the State Industrial School and to compare the types of crimes committed by abused/neglected delinquents with those delinquents not abused/neglected.
The subjects consisted of all the adolescents committed to the State Industrial School. During the research project, 159 adolescents were at the State Industrial School. Of those, 63 had data in their files indicating some form of abuse or neglect.
The findings of the study showed that significantly more abused/neglected delinquents commit authority protest crimes than other categories of crimes. Also, significantly more abused/neglected adolescents are found at the State Industrial School than those not abused/neglected.
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Recommended Citation
Clark, Jeff, "The Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect in the Population at the Utah State Industrial School" (1976). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 4905.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4905
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