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Correlates of male and female juvenile offender abuse experiences
- Authors:
- DEMBO Richard, SCHMEIDLER James, CHILDS Kristina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 16(3), 2007, pp.75-94.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines 315 young people processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center in Florida on misdemeanour or felony charges between 1 September 1994 and 31 January 1998. They were categorised as physically or sexually abused if they reported abuse or had been referred to the juvenile court for abuse. Stepwise logistic regression shows that family problems, substance abuse by friends and involvement in delinquency were associated with both physical and sexual abuse, although there was only a marginally significant association with delinquency. In addition, physical abuse was associated with psychological problems and sexual victimisation with being female, being older and being a substance abuser. Research implications are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).