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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 49, No. 6, 696-710 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05276467

Ethnicity, Gender, and Global Risk Indicators in the Lives of Status Offenders Coming to the Attention of the Juvenile Court

Stephen M. Gavazzi

Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, 171 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

Courtney M. Yarcheck

The Ohio State University, 350 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

Ji-Young Lim

Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, 135 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

The present study examined the risks and needs of status offenders in comparison to an at-large juvenile court sample, with specific attention paid to factors related to gender and ethnicity. Status offenders displayed significantly higher risk scores than the comparison sample in domains associated with both family and parenting concerns and educational concerns. In addition, females displayed higher risk levels than males and White youth displayed significantly higher risk levels than minority youth across a wide variety of risk domains. Further analyses were conducted regarding the participation of African American males and females in a program designed as an alternative to detention. For both groups, successful program completion was accompanied by little or no further court involvement, whereas failure to complete the program was related to a variety of negative outcomes. However, African American females and males successfully completing programrequirements displayed different risks and needs at the outset of their participation.

Key Words: risk assessment • adolescents • families • status offenders


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