title: Using creative arts to build coping skills to reduce domestic violence in the lives of female juvenile offenders.
abstract: The development of gender-specific programming is gaining attention as the approach that most effectively addresses the needs of female youthful offenders. This study provides a profile of female juvenile offenders, their problems and needs, and suggests psychoeducational approaches for building coping skills to reduce cycles of domestic violence. This is particularly important within a system designed primarily for their male counterparts.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Howard University, 501 Bryant St. NW, Room 255, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shelton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008396:Maryland; D011340:Problem Solving; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology