Mental Health Problems in Girls Who Committed Sexual Offenses: Similarities and Differences Compared to Girls With Non-sex Offenses and Boys With Sex Offenses

Female juvenile offenders have only recently shifted into the focus of research. Moreover, a specific subgroup, female juveniles who sexually offended (JSO) are greatly overlooked. Therefore, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding the characteristics of female JSOs. The aim of the current study was to explore mental health problems (MHP) of female JSOs in more detail. Moreover, we compared their mental health with female juveniles who committed non-sexual offenses (JNSOs) and male JSOs. The sample comprised 33 female JSOs (Mean age 14.5, SD 1.8), 33 age-matched female JNSOs, and 33 age-matched male JSOs. We used the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-version 2 to examine MHP. Although both internalizing and externalizing MHP were not uncommon in female JSOs, they reported fewer problems than female JNSOs. No differences were found between female and male JSOs. With regard to their mental health profile, female JSOs resemble male JSOs more than female JNSOs. These results should be taken into account in the assessment and treatment of this group. However, more research is needed.

Morphobiological description of deep-sea spotted ratfish Hydrolagus barbouri (Chimaeridae, Chimaeriformes)

Morphological description is given for 31 specimens of spotted ratfish Hydrolagus barbouri caught at northeastern Japan and southern Kuril Islands in the 1980, including both male and female juveniles and adults. Counts for teeth enamel rods, prepelvic tenaculum hooks, and intestinal valves are presented. The species biology is discussed.

PENERAPAN MODEL BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK DENGAN TEKNIK PEER GROUP DALAM MENINGKATKAN PERILAKU DISIPLIN MEROKOK

This research aims at discovering empirical description of the implementation of group counselling with peer group technique in improving the smoking behavior of female juveniles in Panti Sosial Bina Remaja (PSBR) Bambu Apus, Jakarta Timur. The research conducted as from September through December 2012 was a simple experiment with one group pretest-post test design. The research subjects are seven juveniles supervised by PSBR Bambu Apus, Batch 72. The result of the group counselling was achieved by pre-test and post-test showing the improvement of 19.52 or 33.23 %. The research concluded the implementation of group counselling with peer group technique proves the improvement of smoking behavior of juveniles in PSBR Bambu Apus, Jakarta.