Sociodemographic, Delinquency-Abuse History, and Psychosocial Functioning Differences Among Juvenile Offenders of Various Ages
Titel:
Sociodemographic, Delinquency-Abuse History, and Psychosocial Functioning Differences Among Juvenile Offenders of Various Ages
Auteur:
Dembo, Richard Schmeidler, James Nini-Gough, Banni Manning, Darrell
Verschenen in:
Journal of child & adolescent substance abuse
Paginering:
Jaargang 8 (1999) nr. 2 pagina's 63-78
Jaar:
1999-12-01
Inhoud:
A study was completed comparing the sociodemographic characteristics, delinquency and dependency referral histories and psychosocial functioning of 856 eight to twelve year-old, 2,512 thirteen and fourteen year-old and 6,215 fifteen to twenty year-old youths processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center between May 5, 1993 and December 31, 1995. The results indicate that, compared to older aged youths, the 8 to 12 year-old youngsters tend to be ethnic minor*ities, live in mother-headed households of low economic status, and have a relatively severe lag between their actual age and school grade. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.