| Title |
Disproportionality and Disparities among Sexual Minority Youth in Custody
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-017-0632-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Sid P. Jordan, Ilan H. Meyer, Andrew R. Flores, Lara Stemple, Jody L. Herman |
| Abstract |
Research indicates that sexual minority youth are disproportionately criminalized in the U.S. and subjected to abusive treatment while in correctional facilities. However, the scope and extent of disparities based on sexual orientation remains largely overlooked in the juvenile justice literature. This study, based on a nationally representative federal agency survey conducted in 2012 (N = 8785; 9.9% girls), reveals that 39.4% of girls and 3.2% of boys in juvenile correctional facilities identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. These youth, particularly gay and bisexual boys, report higher rates of sexual victimization compared to their heterosexual peers. Sexual minority youth, defined as both lesbian, gay, and bisexual identified youth as well as youth who identified as straight and reported some same-sex attraction, were also 2-3 times more likely than heterosexual youth to report prior episodes of detention lasting a year or more. Implications for future research and public policy are discussed. |
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| United States | 13 | 52% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 32% |
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| Members of the public | 20 | 80% |
| Scientists | 5 | 20% |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 157 | 99% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 16% |
| Researcher | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 23 | 15% |
| Unknown | 54 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 37 | 23% |
| Psychology | 32 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Unknown | 57 | 36% |
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