The study examines the relationship between maltreatment recurrence and various dimensions of delinquency among a cohort of at-risk youths. The results indicate that maltreatment recurrence is a significant predictor of the initiation, continuation, and severity of delinquency. The relationship continues to exist in the presence of other delinquency risk factors. Within the maltreatment subgroup, a curvilinear pattern is observed. This pattern suggests that child welfare placement services reduce the effects of maltreatment recurrence on chronic and violent offending. The maltreatment recurrence-delinquency relationship follows a linear pattern among youths receiving in-home services and a curvilinear pattern among those receiving placement services.
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