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Yampolskaya, Svetlana; Banks, Steven M. – Assessment, 2006
This study examined the extent of violence toward children and factors associated with child maltreatment in Florida using a cohort of children (N = 499,330) who were adjudged to be victims of maltreatment between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 2003. To assess the extent of maltreatment, five indicators were proposed and examined. Multivariate…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Databases, Predictor Variables, Victims of Crime
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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