Psychosocial, substance use, and delinquency differences among Anglo, Hispanic White, and African-American male youths entering a juvenile assessment center.
Using data collected on nearly 4,000 Anglo, Hispanic White, and African-American male youths processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center, we examine their psychosocial, substance use, and other delinquent behavior differences. In extending the results of previous research in a manner consistent with the concept of relative deviance, significant differences in these variables are found across the three groups. Implications of the findings for theory, service delivery, and policy are also considered.
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Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA.
Schmeidler
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Borden
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Manning
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Rollie
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003415:Crime / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012008:Recurrence; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012925:Social Conformity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data