The new homelessness has drawn sustained attention from scholars over the past three
decades. Definitional inconsistencies and data limitations rendered early work during this …

Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is a stark reality worldwide. A common
misperception about child sexual abuse (CSA) is that it is a rare event perpetrated against …

This chapter describes the major developments in the field of resilience since its inception
more than 40 years ago, and presents a brief history on resilience. It elucidates critical …

Objectives. The goal of this study was to identify differences between gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender (GLBT) homeless youths and their heterosexual counterparts in terms of …

This meta-analytic review examines the association between childhood sexual abuse and
risky sexual behaviours with sub-group analyses by gender. Systematic searches of …

Emerging research suggests that sex traffickers/pimps control the majority of trafficked girls
in the United States. The youthfulness of these victims and their lack of psychosocial maturity …

Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been associated with a
greater risk of later criminal offending. However, existing research in this area has been …

In 2011, researchers from the Urban Institute launched a three-year study of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth; young men who have sex …

This study examined the demographic features, trauma profiles, clinical severity indicators,
problem behaviors, and service utilization characteristics of youth victims of commercial …

In this important new work, two respected criminologists challenge the characterization of
the new'bad girl'arguing that it is only a new attempt to punish girls who are not the …