Peer sexual harassment (PSH) occurs frequently and across contexts during adolescence. The current study examined the relations among PSH in school, psychological distress, sexual experimentation, and sexual risk-taking in a sample of African American middle and high school girls. Results indicate that negative body appraisals mediated the…

Purpose: The purpose of this research brief was to examine the economic costs of incarceration versus education in the juvenile population in Tennessee. Methodology: State and national level data was reviewed in terms of the economic and social costs associated with incarcerating versus educating juveniles. Disparity rates between…

High school dropouts adversely impact the state of Tennessee each year--financially and socially. Dropouts' lower incomes, high unemployment rates, increased need for medical care, and higher propensity for incarceration create a virtual vortex that consumes Tennesseans' tax dollars at a vicious rate. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on…