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Direct linkTwill, Sarah E.; Green, Denise M.; Traylor, Amy – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2010
Sexual exploitation and prostitution of children and adolescents is a multibillion dollar industry in the United States (Estes and Weiner in "Medical, legal & social science aspects of child sexual exploitation: A comprehensive review of pornography, prostitution, and internet crimes, vol I," G.W. Medical Publishing, Inc, St Louis,…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Sexual Abuse, Females, At Risk Persons
Ellis, Wendy E.; Wolfe, David A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to examine how peer group processes of pressure and control and individual motivations for popularity would add to, and moderate the relationship between, childhood maltreatment and risky behavior in adolescence. A total of 1558 youth (804 girls) from three high schools in Ontario, Canada (M age = 15.02 years,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Females, Drinking, Adolescents
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
This document provides information on two pieces of legislation which affect children and adolescents in Canada. The introduction to "A Guide to the Young Offenders Act in Alberta" briefly reviews the development of the Young Offenders Act and examines the definition of a young person, offenses covered by the act, and amendments to the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Delinquency
Berkeley, Heather, Ed.; And Others – 1978
In recent years, the issue of children's rights has become a focal point of concern and controversy. This collection of papers focuses on children's rights under Canadian laws and in Canadian schools. Papers providing general overviews include "Children's Rights in the Canadian Context" by Chad Gaffield and W. Gordon West and "A…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
