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Before Their Crimes

What We're Misunderstanding about Childhood Trauma, Youth Crime, and the Path to HealingBy Wendy SmithNarrated by Hillary Huber, Kirsten Potter, various narrators, Adenrele Ojo, Kyla Garcia, Stacy Gonzalez, Alex Boyles, Zac Aleman, Kenneth Fuentes, Tim Lounibos, Jamie Lincoln Smith, Nicole Cash

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Juvenile crime doesn’t just happen—there is always a story behind it. Before Their Crimes: What We’re Misunderstanding about Childhood Trauma, Youth Crime, and the Path to Healing is a ground-breaking audiobook that sheds new light on the relationship of childhood trauma and juvenile crime. Wendy Smith uses the framework of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to explain how the toxic stress of early childhood trauma can make children vulnerable to committing criminal acts. Smith draws from interviews with twenty men and women from across the racial and social divide who spent years in prison after committing serious crimes as children. Smith not only reveals the pernicious mechanisms that link early trauma to later crime, but also illuminates the potential for healing among even the most egregious offenders.

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GenrePsychology

Length9 hrs 2 mins

Narrated byHillary Huber, Kirsten Potter, various narrators, Adenrele Ojo, Kyla Garcia, Stacy Gonzalez, Alex Boyles, Zac Aleman, Kenneth Fuentes, Tim Lounibos, Jamie Lincoln Smith, Nicole Cash

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateNov 11, 2025

LanguageEnglish