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Boys consistently report higher rates of serious offending during late adolescence than do girls(Fagan, Van Horn, Hawkins, & Arthur, 2007). This is particularly true for boys with an ethnicminority background (Rossiter & Rossiter, 2009; Van der Laan & Blom, 2011). However,research is mixed regarding the ways in which native and ethnic minority boys may differentiallyexperience risk in their families, schools, peer groups, and as individuals (see for a review,Lahlah, Lens, Van der Knaap, & Bogaerts, submitted). Given the large ‘ethnic’ disparity isjuvenile offending this lack of knowledge is surprising. Many studies include ethnicity only as acontrol variable or examine ethnic differences in only a few risk factors, lacking the possibleinterplay between different set of factors and as such the possible combination of influences onjuvenile delinquency. Likewise, only if the ethnic specific risk factors of juvenile offending areknown, can ethnic-specific prevention strategies be developed.Workplace Aggression and Victim’s Typology in Three Forensic PsychiatricClinicsFanny Klerx, Tilburg University, INTERVICT, Tilburg Law School(f.klerx@tilburguniversity.edu)Current research on workplace aggression focuses mainly on perpetrators’ typologies, theapproach of the perpetrators and context characteristics. Workplace related victim research onthe causes of workplace violence from a victim perspective is under-represented. This research inDutch Forensic Psychiatric Institutions examines individual factors in relation to workplaceaggression. In our research we assume that some individuals become more likely a victim ofaggression at work due to personal/individual characteristics. Predictors that can enhance thatchance include personality and behavioural characteristics such as childhood maltreatment andposttraumatic stress disorder in adulthood. We suppose that (physically) victimized workerssuffer more from childhood maltreatment, and PTSD than non-victimized workers and havemore inadequate coping strategies to deal with problems and to reduce (re)victimization. In thispresentation we present our theoretical framework on workplace aggression from inmates inForensic Psychiatric Institutions towards their treatment officers. Our hypotheses which arebased on the precipitation theory are tested in a longitudinal study conducted in 3 Dutch ForensicPsychiatric settings. The preliminary results will be presented. Firstly, we will describe ourrespondents according to demographical characteristics. Secondly, we will present theprevalence of workplace aggression. Thirdly, and finally, we will present causal effects of thepersonality and behavioural characteristics of the workers on victimization of workplaceaggression.Job Characteristics and Job Stress among JudgesTineke Hagen, Tilburg University, INTERVICT, Tilburg Law School (hagen8@xs4all.nl)417