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

Autor/inn/en	Unruh, Deanne; Bullis, Michael
Titel	Female and Male Juvenile Offenders with Disabilities: Differences in the Barriers to Their Transition to the Community
Quelle	In: Behavioral Disorders, 30 (2005) 2, S.105-117 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0198-7429
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Learning Disabilities; Correctional Institutions; Attention Deficit Disorders; Delinquency; Juvenile Justice; State Programs; Risk; Grade Repetition; Unemployment; Statistical Analysis; Transitional Programs; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Jugendstrafvollzug; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Kriminalität; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Regierungsprogramm; Risiko; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Arbeitslosigkeit; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	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. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/behavioraldisorders/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10