Nathan Epps

Biographic Data

ID301804
NAMENathan Epps
GIVEN NAMESNathan
FAMILY NAMEEpps
SIGNATUREEPPS N
AFFILIATIONSFlorida Department of Juvenile Justice
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS138
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX6

  • Violent juveniles' adverse childhood experiences

    Open AccessMichael T Baglivio, Kevin T Wolff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2021Cited by: 2References: 51

  • Delinquent Youth Concentration and Juvenile Recidivism

    Zachary A Powell, Jessica M Craig et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2021References: 54

    Examining the environmental correlates of deviant behavior is a large area of interest that continues to promote much research in criminology. Recent attention has been given to understanding the effects of an elevated concentration of offenders on an individual’s likelihood of recidivism. To our knowledge, no study has explored whether an elevated delinquent youth concentration negatively affects the recidivism of a juvenile population. Using da…

  • No youth left behind to human trafficking

    Joan A Reid, Michael T Baglivio et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2019

    The objective of this study was to analytically identify risk profiles for juvenile human trafficking (JHT) based on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health risk behaviors. First, the study examined which types of ACEs and health risk behaviors were more prevalent among trafficked adolescents using a sample of 913 male and female juvenile-justice-involved adolescents with suspected or verified JHT abuse reports documented between 2009 and…

  • The Effects of Neighborhood Context on Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Among Adolescents Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

    Open AccessKevin T Wolff, Celina Cuevas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2018Cited by: 9References: 144

  • Do Social Bonds Buffer the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Reoffending?

    Open AccessJessica M Craig, Michael T Baglivio et al.ARTICLEYouth Violence and Juvenile Justice2017

    Research from multiple disciplines has reported that exposure to childhood traumatic events, often referred to as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), increases an individual’s chances of experiencing a wide variety of negative consequences such as chronic disease, unemployment, and involvement in serious, violent, and chronic offending. The current study assesses how protective factors from social bonds may moderate the relationship between ACE…

  • Human Trafficking of Minors and Childhood Adversity in Florida

    Joan A Reid, Michael T Baglivio et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2017Cited by: 19References: 26

    Objectives. To examine the link between human trafficking of minors and childhood adversity. Methods. We compared the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cumulative childhood adversity (ACE score) among a sample of 913 juvenile justice–involved boys and girls in Florida for whom the Florida child abuse hotline accepted human trafficking abuse reports between 2009 and 2015 with those of a matched sample. Results. ACE composite s…

  • The Mobility of Youth in the Justice System

    Open AccessKevin T Wolff, Michael T Baglivio et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2017Cited by: 6References: 75

  • Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Treatment in a Sample of Serious Juvenile Offenders

    Open AccessMichael T Baglivio, Kevin T Wolff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2017Cited by: 9References: 100

  • You Learn What You Live

    Open AccessJill S Levenson, Michael T Baglivio et al.ARTICLEAdvances in Social Work2017Cited by: 2

    ocial workers often find themselves working with children or adolescents who have been victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including youths who have ended up in the juvenile justice system. Childhood trauma has been linked to negative health, mental health, and behavioral outcomes across the lifespan. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence rates of child maltreatment and household dysfunction in the lives of juveniles wh…

  • The Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among High-Risk Juvenile Offenders

    Open AccessMichael T Baglivio, Nathan EppsARTICLEYouth Violence and Juvenile Justice2016

    The interrelatedness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in 64,329 juvenile offenders was examined. ACEs include childhood abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual), neglect (physical and emotional), and household dysfunction (family violence, family substance use, family mental illness, separation/divorce, and family incarceration). Prevalence ranged from 12% to 82% for each ACE. Of youth experiencing one ACE 67.5% reported four or more additi…

  • Maltreatment, Child Welfare, and Recidivism in a Sample of Deep-End Crossover Youth

    Open AccessMichael T Baglivio, Kevin T Wolff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2016Cited by: 26References: 83

  • Trauma changes everything

    Open AccessB Fox, Bryanna Hahn Fox et al.ARTICLEChild Abuse & Neglect2015

  • The Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Juvenile Offending Trajectories in a Juvenile Offender Sample

    Open AccessMichael T Baglivio, Kevin T Wolff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2015Cited by: 65References: 2