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Schwartz, Martin D.; DeKeseredy, Walter S. – 1997
This book links research on two topics--sexual assault on North American college and university campuses and the role played by male peer support in such assaults. Disputing the notion that college campuses are safe havens from crime, the first chapter defines sexual assault, notes the incidence and prevalence of campus sexual assault, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Athletics, Behavior Standards, Colleges
Cunningham, Michelle Doucette – 1995
This 1995 update to "Connecticut's Children: Still at Risk" is the second annual report examining how children in the state are faring. The title indicates that Connecticut's children are at tremendous risk of failing to become productive adults. The update does not repeat much of the general information from the previous year's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Alaska State Office of the Commissioner, Juneau. – 1990
A survey was conducted to provide a profile of the health status and risk behaviors of youth in Alaska. The goal was to develop a statewide database which, when coupled with morbidity and mortality data, would provide information that would allow those who plan and develop services at state and local levels to better target those services. During…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Contraception
Whitaker, Leighton C., Ed.; Pollard, Jeffrey W., Ed. – 1993
This volume offers 14 papers on the types, sources, and possible cures of violence on college campuses from prominent workers in higher education. Following a preface the titles are: (1) "Conceptualizing Campus Violence: Definitions, Underlying Factors, and Effects" by Mary L. Roark; (2) "Administrative Perspectives on Disruptive…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Campuses, Cognitive Style
Malchiodi, Cathy A. – 1998
Children's art not only provides a window to children's problems, it also gives them another language with which to share feelings and ideas. This book provides an overview of the multidimensional aspects of children's drawings, and is intended to assist therapists in working with children and their drawings. Chapter 1 discusses projective tests…
Descriptors: Art Products, Art Therapy, Child Abuse, Child Development
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1991
This booklet contains 54 graphs and accompanying narrative which summarize available data on child and adolescent non-natural injuries and deaths and are intended to help in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency "Healthy People 2000" campaign to improve the nation's health and prevent needless child and adolescent injuries. Graphs…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescents, Age Differences, Athletics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1985
Testimony was heard concerning unmet needs for child care and current child care policy. Appearing before the Committee were California government officials, agency administrators and directors, school district officials, psychologists, anthropologists, and other researcher/practitioners, doctors, lawyers, parents, and children. Testimony covered…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Child Rearing, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care
Nation, Carol – Streamlined Seminar, 1988
Many school systems have started to go beyond programs focused on suicide prevention or drug abuse to encompass all types of school crises. School districts and individual schools across tha nation are formulating crisis management plans and in some states they have become mandatory. Basic procedures drawn from plans adopted by schools include the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Crisis Intervention
Gibson, Guadalupe, Ed.,; Torres, Angelina Moreno – 1981
The conference focused attention on the severe problems of abuse and neglect among Mexican American children, particularly among migrant children. The welcome address discussed the plight and hardship endured by the Mexican American migrant worker and family. The keynote address emphasized the fact that minority families, who are usually poor, and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The third of five regional fact-finding committee hearings across the United States, this report includes testimony from hearing committee members and social service organizations in Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Live and prepared testimony presents information on problems associated with abuse of women, children, and the elderly;…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Adoption, American Indians
McCuen, Gary E., Ed. – 1971
What are prison conditions like in America today? Do prisons protect society and rehabilitate prisoners? Should punishment be part of a prison sentence and does the fear of punishment deter crime? These and other issues are explored in this illustrated book of readings and student exercises exphasizing critical thinking skills. Selections are…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1997
This report summarizes the latest available statistics on international achievements in child survival, health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, and the plight of women. Each section contains a commentary, related statistics, and a discussion on progress and disparity in the section's particular area. Following a foreword by United…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Dorman, Rebekah L.; Moore, Douglas J.; Schaerfl, Caroline A. – 1999
Preventing child abuse is an endeavor that requires equal parts of caring, optimism, and pragmatism. Drawing on the experiences of more than 100 child abuse prevention projects, this field-tested manual integrates the abstract principles of program development and prevention with the real world experiences and challenges faced by prevention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Children
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Leve, Leslie D.; Chamberlain, Patricia – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
We examined whether childhood factors predict age of first arrest in adolescent girls referred for placement and treatment for serious delinquency problems (N = 62). Measures included child characteristics (i.e., age of menstrual onset, childhood ADHD, and IQ), family environmental factors (i.e., severe punishment, parental transitions, and sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Females, Juvenile Courts
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Efta-Breitbach, Jill; Freeman, Kurt A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2004
The majority of research that exists studying juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) is dominated by the predilection that identifying risk factors associated with recidivism will benefit both the JSOs and treatment providers. Further, the majority of existing treatments are guided by research that has identified what makes JSOs more likely to reoffend.…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sexual Abuse, At Risk Persons, Personality Traits
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