OBJECTIVE: To synthesize epidemiological evidence for the association between ACEs and
justice system contact. DATA SOURCES: We searched 5 databases for studies conducted …

Violence within families and child neglect are strikingly common: 700,000 children are found
to be victims of abuse or neglect in the United States each year; over the course of …

To combat the spread of COVID-19, many primary and secondary schools in the United
States canceled classes and moved instruction online. This study examines an unexplored …

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the lives of persons around the world and social scientists
are just beginning to understand its consequences on human behavior. One policy that …

Objectives. To estimate the lifetime prevalence of official investigations for child
maltreatment among children in the United States. Methods. We used the National Child …

Over 130,000 juveniles are detained in the United States each year with 70,000 in detention
on any given day, yet little is known about whether such a penalty deters future crime or …

Importance Child maltreatment is a risk factor for poor health throughout the life course.
Existing estimates of the proportion of the US population maltreated during childhood are …

This conceptual article synthesizes the empirical research on punitive environmental norms
of schools and the disproportionate effects on certain child and adolescent groups …

This chapter seeks to set out what economists have learned about the effects of early
childhood influences on later life outcomes, and about ameliorating the effects of negative …

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and
between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the …