title: Male juveniles with sexual behavior problems: are there differences among racial groups?
abstract: This study used archival data on a sample of 186,492 referrals from a southwestern state Juvenile Probation Commission to compare the characteristics of 5,439 male Black, Hispanic, and White juveniles with sexual behavior problems on the five most common sexual offenses in the data set. The characteristics of 181,053 juveniles of the three races without sexual behavior problems were also compared on the basis of the seven most common nonsexual offenses. The bases of comparison were the seven variables: reported incidence of sexual offenses, the primary caregivers or living arrangements, age, suspected sexual abuse, suspected emotional abuse, suspected physical abuse, and special education status, on which racial differences were found. Prevention and treatment implications of findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, USA. paikomi@pvamu.edu
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ikomi
authors.forename: H Elaine
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rodney
authors.forename: Tana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*