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Becker, Judith V.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
Depressive symptomatology was assessed in 246 male juvenile sex offenders. Scores on the Beck Depression Inventory indicated 42 percent showed appreciable depressive symptomatology. A history of sexual or physical abuse was related to high Beck scores. Racial differences were not statistically significant. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Criminals, Delinquency
Peer reviewedArds, Sheila; Chung, Chanjin; Myers, Samuel L., Jr. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Data from the National Incidence Study (NIS) of Child Abuse and Neglect suggest no racial difference in child maltreatment, although there are more black children within the child welfare population. This study found selection bias in the NIS design caused by the exclusion of family, friends, and neighbors that resulted in differences in NIS cases…
Descriptors: Bias, Black Youth, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
