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Title
Mental Illness, Substance Use, & Treatment: An Examination of Gender-related Differences in Juvenile Delinquency
Description
The number of girls in the juvenile justice system is rising; they make up the fastest-growing demographic within the juvenile justice system. Yet regardless of their rising numbers, current treatment plans, screening tools, and diversion programs do not adequately address the mental health problems that girls are six times more likely to experience than boys. Internalized suffering in the form of depression, mood disorders, and anxiety are significantly more prevalent for girls than for boys. Girls are also more likely to be suicidal and at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. Despite the need for interventions and treatment options that consider these gender-related differences, there is limited research on this subject. The present study explores whether mental illness, substance use, and treatment influence criminal activity. Further, it examines how gender influences these relationships. Through use of logistic regression and data from the 2004 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the present study finds that mental illness, substance use, and treatment influences criminal activity. Furthermore, gender influences these relationships. The present study's findings indicate elevated risks of criminal involvement for youths using alcohol and marijuana, especially for males. Further, there are higher risk factors for becoming criminally involved for males who get into a serious fight at school or work. Therefore, those caring for youths, especially male youths, need to pay attention to any signs of alcohol and or marijuana use and intervene sooner rather than later.
Date Created
2022
Contributors
- Isabella, Jeri Morgan (Author)
- Spohn, Cassia (Thesis advisor)
- Fine, Adam (Thesis advisor)
- Yan, Shi (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Extent
56 pages
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Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.168717
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
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Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2022
Field of study: Criminology and Criminal Justice
System Created
- 2022-08-22 06:30:48
System Modified
- 2022-08-22 06:31:10
- 2 years ago
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