Psychosocial, substance use, and delinquency differences among Anglo, Hispanic White, and African-American male youths entering a juvenile assessment center

R Dembo; J Schmeidler; C C Sue; P Borden; D Manning; M Rollie

doi:10.3109/10826089809069810

Psychosocial, substance use, and delinquency differences among Anglo, Hispanic White, and African-American male youths entering a juvenile assessment center

Subst Use Misuse. 1998 Jun;33(7):1481-510. doi: 10.3109/10826089809069810.

Authors

R Dembo¹, J Schmeidler, C C Sue, P Borden, D Manning, M Rollie

Affiliation

¹ Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA.

PMID: 9657413
DOI: 10.3109/10826089809069810

Abstract

Using data collected on nearly 4,000 Anglo, Hispanic White, and African-American male youths processed at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center, we examine their psychosocial, substance use, and other delinquent behavior differences. In extending the results of previous research in a manner consistent with the concept of relative deviance, significant differences in these variables are found across the three groups. Implications of the findings for theory, service delivery, and policy are also considered.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Black or African American / psychology*
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Crime / ethnology*
Crime / statistics & numerical data
Discriminant Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Florida / epidemiology
Health Status
Health Surveys
Hispanic or Latino / psychology*
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Prisoners / psychology
Prisoners / statistics & numerical data*
Recurrence
Social Adjustment
Social Conformity
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders / ethnology*
White People / psychology
White People / statistics & numerical data