%0 Journal Article
%T What Can Help? Examining Levels of Substance (Non)use as a Protective Factor in the Effect of ACEs on Crime
%A Jessica M. Craig
%A Jonathan Intravia
%A Kevin T. Wolff
%A Michael T. Baglivio
%J Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
%@ 1556-9330
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1541204017728998
%X Although the deleterious impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on offending has been established, less is known about the possible protective factors that may buffer this relationship. Using a sample of over 28,000 adjudicated delinquents from a large southern state, the current study investigated the role of substance (non)use on the relationship between ACEs and recidivism and whether these results differed by race/ethnicity and sex. Results illustrate that ACEs increase the likelihood of recidivism among youth who engaged in moderate-to-high substance use. However, this effect was not found among youth who reported little-to-no substance use. Furthermore, these effects were largely consistent across race/ethnicity and sex. Policy implications of this buffering effect are discussed as well as limitations and directions for future research
%K adverse childhood experiences
%K protective factors
%K substance use
%K recidivism
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1541204017728998