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Sexual Abuse Of Male Juveniles In Detention Centers By Female Correction Officers And Their Peers – A Myth?, Paul Cook
Paul Cook
This Comment both reveals the nature and dynamic of sexual abuse in the male juvenile detention centers and dispels common misconceptions we had of it. By comparing and contrasting the BJS male and juvenile incarceration data with previously projected statistics, This Comment subjected these sets of data through statistical formulas. From that, it has made several findings.1) Male juveniles appear to be more frequently abused when detained. 2) Staff are the primary perpetrators. 3) There are both overt and non-overt traits that correlate to higher rates of sexual abuse. 4) White male juveniles have a higher correlation to sexual abuse …
Sexual Abuse Of Male Juveniles In Detention Centers By Female Correction Officers And Their Peers – An Empirical Study, Paul Cook
Paul Cook
This Comment both reveals the nature and dynamic of sexual abuse in the male juvenile detention centers and dispels common misconceptions we had of it. By comparing and contrasting the BJS male and juvenile incarceration data with previously projected statistics, This Comment subjected these sets of data through statistical formulas. From that, it has made several findings.1) Male juveniles appear to be more frequently abused when detained. 2) Staff are the primary perpetrators. 3) There are both overt and non-overt traits that correlate to higher rates of sexual abuse. 4) White male juveniles have a higher correlation to sexual abuse …