Suicide Ideation in Female Juvenile Offenders with a History of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or 'Ecstasy') Consumption

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Torrance T Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
History Of

Predictors of suicide ideation and risk for HIV among juvenile offenders in Georgia

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torrance Stephens ◽  
Rhonda C. Holliday
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Alcoholic Drinks

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine self-reported thoughts of suicide, HIV risk behaviors and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a sample of adolescent juvenile offenders in Georgia. Participants were 2260 juvenile offenders housed at selected youth development campuses (YDCs) in the state of Georgia. Self-reported measures of suicide ideation, HIV risk, and past occurrence of STIs were collected. Significance tests were conducted using univariate logistic regressions to examine the independent associations of lifetime self-reported thoughts of suicide and dichotomized HIV risk behaviour correlates prior to incarceration. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were presented. Significant differences were observed between juveniles in several factors for increased risk, including having been previously incarcerated (p<0.04), having had more than five alcoholic drinks in the same day (p<0.007), and having performed oral sex (p<0.028). We suggest that interventions for juvenile offenders that report thoughts of suicide, and that focus on HIV risk reduction should be developed based on the consideration of targeting factors that increase risk to specific STIs.

Female and Male Juvenile Offenders with Disabilities: Differences in the Barriers to Their Transition to the Community

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanne Unruh ◽  
Michael Bullis
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Juvenile Offender ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
History Of ◽  
Community Data ◽  
Correctional System ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Residential Placements ◽  
Specific Learning

This article examined differences between young women and men who were incarcerated juvenile offenders with disabilities in Oregon in terms of the barriers they faced in their transition from the correctional system back into the community. Data were gathered on 72 females and 276 males, all of whom presented disabilities and who were participating in a statewide project to support their transition from the juvenile correctional system back into the community. Logistic regression identified four barrier variables as more likely to be descriptive of female juvenile offenders with disabilities: (1) a history of running away from home or previous residential placements; (2) a history of suicide risk; (3) prior abuse or neglect; and (4) parenting responsibilities. Four other barrier variables were less likely to be descriptive of the female juvenile offender: (1) a specific learning disability; (b) Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Hyperactive Disorder (ADD/ADHD); (3) retained a grade while in public school; and (4) an inability to maintain employment. The results are discussed relative to the development of gender-specific services in both the juvenile correctional facilities and in transition from the facility to the community.

Profiles of Female Juvenile Offenders

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy A. Engle ◽  
Curtis W. Mcintyre ◽  
Addie Beth Denton ◽  
Christine P. Gancarz ◽  
Vanessa R. Cole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders

Female Juvenile Offenders' Perceptions of Gender-Specific Programs

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Doreen Broadus ◽  
Monica K. Miller ◽  
Lacey Miller
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Gender Specific

Gender-Responsive Intervention for Female Juvenile Offenders: A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Evaluation

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie R. Anderson ◽  
Brinn M. Walerych ◽  
Nordia A. Campbell ◽  
Ashlee R. Barnes ◽  
William S. Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Home Treatment ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The increasing proportion of girls in the juvenile justice system has prompted courts to develop gender-responsive services. The present study examined data from a mid-sized county juvenile court to examine the effects of a group home intervention for girls. The study compared group home participants ( n = 172) with girls who did not receive group home treatment ( n = 814) using propensity score matching (PSM). Girls who received group home treatment were significantly less likely to re-offend in the 2-year follow-up period. Policy and practice implications for gender-responsive services as well as future directions for research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Trauma, Recidivism Risk, and Reoffending in Male and Female Juvenile Offenders

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina A. Vitopoulos ◽  
Michele Peterson-Badali ◽  
Shelley Brown ◽  
Tracey A. Skilling
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Trauma Recidivism ◽  
The Relationship

A Cluster-Analytic Investigation of MMPI Profiles of Serious Male and Female Juvenile Offenders

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 770-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy L. Espelage ◽  
Elizabeth Cauffman ◽  
Lisa Broidy ◽  
Alex R. Piquero ◽  
Paul Mazerolle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Analytic Investigation ◽  
Female Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cluster Analytic

scholarly journals The dependence of the nature of the crime to the type of trauma the perpetrator (for example, minors convicted of violent crimes)

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.Dzh. Khachaturyan ◽  
M.N. Abdurasulova
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Family System ◽  
Bodily Harm ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Grievous Bodily Harm ◽  
History Of ◽  
Polygeneration System

The article is devoted to psychological correction of juvenile offenders for violent crimes. The authors, based on the fundamentals polygeneration system of traumatology, hypothesize about the presence of a family history of juvenile offenders system traumas. The study was conducted in PKU Nakhodka educational colony GUFSIN Russia for the Primorye territory in January-February 2017. The study involved 23 minors convicted of violent crimes. All system traumas are divided into four types: existential trauma, trauma of losses, trauma of relationship and trauma family system. Conclusions about what the nature of the offence depends on the depth and type of traumatization of the perpetrator and his family system. All examined juvenile offenders are themselves victims of traumatic events in their own families. The main types of trauma from sex offenders are trauma of losses and trauma of relationship. Family convicted of murder filled with existential trauma, trauma of relationship and trauma family system. Convicted of intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm had an average degree of trauma. There are all kinds of trauma in their experience, with a predominance of existential trauma. Offered the main directions of psychological adjustment to each category of prisoners.

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