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Duran, Bonnie; Oetzel, John; Parker, Tassy; Malcoe, Lorraine Halinka; Lucero, Julie; Jiang, Yizhou – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2009
The relationship of intimate partner violence (IPV) with mental disorders was investigated among 234 American Indian/Alaska Native female primary care patients. Results indicated that unadjusted prevalence ratios for severe physical or sexual abuse (relative to no IPV) were significant for anxiety, PTSD, mood, and any mental disorder. Adjusted…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Incidence, American Indians
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2007
Confronted with widely publicized accounts of assaults by juvenile sex offenders against fellow students or school staff members, several states are grappling with the issue of how to balance a student's right to an education with the threat that such a student may pose. Legislatures and agencies in several states, such as Arkansas, New Mexico,…
Descriptors: Criminals, Delinquency, Sexual Abuse, Youth
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Stroud, Delores D.; Martens, Sonja L.; Barker, Julia – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2000
This study compared characteristics of child sexual abuse cases either referred for criminal prosecution (N=587) or dropped (N=456) by investigators. Differences were found between groups in relation to child characteristics (age, sex, and ethnicity), offender characteristics (age, sex, and relationship to child), and case characteristics…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Criminals