@article{ref1,
title="Morbidity and Mortality Risk Among the "Forgotten Few": Why Are Girls in the Justice System in Such Poor Health?",
journal="Law and human behavior",
year="2010",
author="Odgers, Candice L. and Robins, Summer J. and Russell, Michael A.",
volume="34",
number="6",
pages="429-444",
abstract="The present study assessed the physical health of a population of girls sentenced to custody in a large US State via medical examinations and clinical assessments in adolescence and young adulthood. Findings indicated that injuries, obesity, and sexually transmitted diseases were the norm, with over 50% of the population meeting criteria for each of these health problems. A dose-response relationship was documented between childhood victimization and injuries and injury risk in adolescence and self-harm, HIV risk, physical health symptoms, and hospitalizations in young adulthood. The relationship between childhood victimization and poor adult physical health was fully mediated by health-risk behaviors in adolescence. Clinical and policy implications of the high mortality and morbidity risk among female juvenile offenders are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7307",
doi="10.1007/s10979-009-9199-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10979-009-9199-3"
}