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An Assessment of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services Detention Risk Assessment Instrument on Youths Screened and Processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center.
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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
Family Violence, Abuse, and Related Family Issues of Incarcerated Delinquents with Alcoholic Parents Compared to Those with Nonalcoholic Parents.
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McGaha, Johnny E.; Leoni, Edward L. – Adolescence, 1995
Individuals from substance-abusing family environments have been found to suffer from low self-esteem, depression, anger, and a variety of acting-out behaviors. An investigation of the differences between incarcerated juveniles from substance-abusing families and those from non-substance-abusing families indicates significant differences in family…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Delinquency, Family Environment