SPSS: T-Test and ANOVAs.

Gabriela Perez

Yaneirys Acosta

CCJ 4700

Dr. Zgoba

Group Project

1. Can childhood trauma increase the opportunity to commit crime?

2. I hypothesize that early trauma increases the likelihood of committing a crime.

3. Childhood trauma can affect a child in a variety of ways, including emotionally,

psychologically, and even physically. Many rapists have been identified as having been

exploited as children; could this have influenced their decision to become a rapist?

According to research, juvenile justice systems have greater rates of child abuse or

neglect than the general community. Growing up with trauma is difficult for a child, they

are still in the early phases of growth and are learning this. That is their normal, and it is

all they've seen and known. Additional research has revealed that about 90% of juvenile

offenders in the United States alone have suffered some form of trauma as a child or in

their early adolescent years. Because of the activity they have witnessed that no one has

intervened in, they are more likely to commit crime later in life. The independent variable

is something that is altered for a different outcome to be the dependent variable when it is

defined. As a result, when measuring the independent variable, it is based on a child who

has never experienced trauma. The dependent variable is the outcome; that child's

outcome will differ from another child who has experienced trauma growing up, such as

abuse or neglect. (Word Count: 210)

4. Multiple Choice

1. Constantly belittling a child is a form of?

a. Emotional abuse

b. Physical abuse

c. Neglect

d. Criticizing

2. Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, love, attention, or proper

supervision can be construed as child?

a. Neglect

b. Child abuse

c. Emotional abuse

d. Physical abuse

3. What is the leading cause of death for children in the US?

a. Child Abuse

b. Kidnapping

c. Suicide

d. Natural causes

4. Who reports the most child abuse cases?

a. Themselves

b. Third parties

c. The abuser

d. No one

5. Child abuse can result in.

a. Serious / permanent physical damage

b. Mental damage

c. Emotional change

d. All the above

6. What gender is most likely to commit crime due to childhood trauma?

a. Boys

b. Girls

c. Both

d. None

7. What are some signs of child abuse?

a. Hyperactivity

b. Social Withdrawal

c. Great concentration

d. A and B

8. Who is most likely to be the perpetrator on a child abuse case?

a. Teacher

b. Father

c. Family

d. Mother

9. Which race suffers child abuse the most?

a. African American

b. Native American

c. Hispanic

d. Asian

10. What other events can lead to childhood trauma

a. Family vacation

b. Great communication and relation with family

c. Cyberbullying / Bullying

d. Good academic performance

5. Our goal is to reach out to volunteers who can assimilate to the purpose of our survey and

feel safe answering it. For this very reason, our best category of volunteers would be

teenagers, especially, high school students. High school students have slightly more

advanced reading and comprehension skills than elementary students; one could even say

that they have the same capacity as an adult. These questionnaires are similar to the

surveys that are given to adults; therefore, they could also serve to young adults in

college. If we reached out to college students to fill out our survey, we would be

interested in freshmen students since they are just beginning their journey in college.

Some adolescents still go through childhood trauma or childhood abuse; for that reason,

our survey would fit with the experience of these students. In conclusion, we can

determine how many individuals have been affected by trauma since childhood, how they

have been affected, and how likely they are to commit a crime in the future due to their

past experiences. (Word count: 175)

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