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Dembo, Richard; Schmeidler, James; Childs, Kristina – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2007
This paper reports the results of developing and evaluating a classification of 315 arrested youth processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center from September 1, 1994 to January 31, 1998. Youth were characterized as physically or sexually abused if they reported abuse or if they had been referred to juvenile court for abuse.…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Delinquency, Juvenile Courts, Females
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Dembo, Richard; And Others – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1994
Analyzes screening data on arrested youths (n=361) at the Hillsborough County, Florida Juvenile Assessment Center in November 1993. Results provide support for the effectiveness of the Detention Risk Assessment Instrument in differentiating among youths released to the community unsupervised, youths placed on home detention, and youths placed in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Delinquency