TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The impact of sexual abuse in the lives of young women involved or at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Goodkind, Sara A.
A1  - Ng, I.
A1  - Sarri, Rosemary C.
SP  - 456
EP  - 477
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
N2  - Girls in the juvenile justice system have high rates of past sexual abuse. To better understand the relationship between sexual abuse and justice system involvement, we analyzed survey interviews with 169 young women involved or at risk of involvement with juvenile justice, comparing girls who experienced sexual abuse with those who did not. Girls experiencing sexual abuse had more negative mental health, school, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and delinquency outcomes. These findings highlight a need for interventions to assist girls who have experienced abuse and efforts to prevent abuse and improve child welfare and social service systems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801206288142
ID  - ref1
ER  -