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Protective Effects of Parental Monitoring on Offending in Victimized Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina

NCJ Number
236636
Journal
Child & Youth Services Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 2011 Pages: 224-242
Author(s)
James K. Nash; Elden Mujanovic; L. Thomas Winfree Jr.
Date Published
September 2011
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study examined evidence of victimization as a risk factor for juvenile offending and parental monitoring as a protective factor.
Abstract
Empirical and conceptual literature in the United States and Western Europe provides robust evidence of victimization as a risk factor for juvenile offending and parental monitoring as a protective factor. The current study examines relationships among victimization, monitoring, and offending using a sample of youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Findings indicate monitoring has a protective effect, victimization increases risk, monitoring level moderates the effect of victimization on offending, and moderation effects vary by age and gender. Discussion of findings identifies implications for efforts in BiH to develop a comprehensive strategy for preventing and responding to juvenile offending. (Published Abstract)