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Sexual Abuse & Delinquent Adolescent Girls

Are girls at higher risk for juvenile delinquency as a function of being sexually abused as children? This study examined this question using a sample of delinquent adolescent girls 13 to 17 years of age, all of whom had been placed on probation by the Wayne County Juvenile Court. Specifically, the conducted study examined whether the occurrence of sexual abuse in the sample was greater than what might be expected on the basis of chance alone.

In addition, the occurrence of sexual abuse was examined for association with several subject demographic variables (grade level, ethnicity, living situation, highest grade received by the primary caregiver, mother's age at daughter's birth, whether the mother was herself sexually abused, and income source) in order to determine whether sexual abuse occurred more frequently as a result of differences in demographic background.

Also, for those subjects who were sexually abused, descriptive analyses were conducted to compile a profile of the nature of the abuse experienced by these girls. The sexual abuse characteristics that were examined in these analyses were:

(a) how often the abuse occurred (daily, weekly, 1-3 times a month, less than monthly); (b) who committed the abuse; (c) the length of time the abuse lasted; (d) whether the abuse was reported; (e) the length of time that went by before the abuse was reported; (f) whether counseling was received; and (f) whether delinquent activities started prior to or after the abuse.

So that the conducted study may be fully understood, the following key terms are here defined:

Juvenile Delinquency - Schwartz (1997) defines juvenile delinquency as two types of law violations committed by minors: (1) that which is illegal for both youths and adults such as homicide, rape, theft,or selling drugs; and (2) status offenses consisting of ungovernable behavior that is illegal until the age of adulthood, such as truancy, runaway, alcohol...

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