Effective Strategies for Preventing Recidivism Among Juveniles
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Risk and protective factors for recidivism among juveniles who have offended sexually.
Literature on risk factors for recidivism among juveniles who have sexually offended (JSOs) is limited. In addition, there have been no studies published concerning protective factors among this population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of risk and protective factors to sexual and nonsexual recidivism among a sample of 193 male JSOs (mean age = 15.26). Youths were fo...
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