This study recruited 559 youths from detention centers (mean age was 15.4 years; 50.1% of detainees were girls) to investigate pathways that link witnessing community violence in the 12 months before detainment to drug and sexual risk behaviors in the two months preceding detainment. Through the use of audio-computer-assisted technology, data were…

This study discusses a questionnaire concerning a proposed New Jersey law which would proscribe sexually oriented publications from sale to persons under eighteen years of age. The questionnaire was sent to New Jersey psychiatrists and psychologists. A copy of the proposed legislation, a copy of the questionnaire and the letter accompanying the…

Assimilation theorists have long viewed inter-group romantic partnerships as indicators of racial equality. Although the past half-century has witnessed the erosion of anti-miscegenation laws and subsequent increases in the frequency of interracial marriages, these unions remain relatively infrequent. Low intermarriage rates may be partially…

Based on the experiences of a child advocacy project in Tennessee entitled County Agents for Children, the booklet presents a guide to help identify the needs of specific children, and to assist child advocate volunteers and other community personnel in meeting these needs. The focus is on children whose learning speed or physical development is…