OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the extent of exposure to community violence among delinquent Brazilian youth in the 12-month period prior to their incarceration and to identify factors associated with this exposure. METHOD: With an oversampling of girls, a cross-section of youth under 18 years of age from juvenile detention units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil completed a structured interview. Key items related to exposure to violence (witnessed and experienced) were drawn from the Social and Health Assessment questionnaire to cover the 12-month period prior to incarceration. RESULTS: Participants (n = 325, 89% boys) reported high rates of exposure to violence with largely similar levels for boys and girls. Being threatened with...
Objective: The effects of exposure to violent events in adolescence have not been sufficiently studi...
Introduction: We noticed an emphasis on mortality from external causes, especially homicides that oc...
Studies on young people who live in restricted areas under liberty deprivation are relevant to impro...
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the extent of exposure to community violence among delinque...
Objectives: To assess the sociodemographic, psychiatric and criminal profile of adolescent offenders...
Esse estudo busca analisar as dinâmicas sociais implicadas na vida de jovens vítimas de violências p...
Os dados sobre violência entre jovens são preocupantes no contexto brasileiro. Neste estudo se avali...
Background Engagement in drug trafficking may place a child or youth at risk for exposure to severe ...
The literature has shown that delinquent adolescents report high rates of childhood adversity and fa...
Adolescence is considered as a stage of the vital cycle, in which there is greater vulnerability to ...
Os jovens que se envolvem em infrações graves na cidade de São Paulo chamam a atenção pela crueldade...
The general objective of the study was defined as: to evaluate the possibility of reduction of the c...
The exposure to violence is a known risk factor for antisocial behavior. The objective of the study ...
Abstract This article discusses the experience of youths in contexts of urban violence. It is based ...
Este estudo teve como objetivos apreender as percepções dos adolescentes em situação de exclusão soc...
Objective: The effects of exposure to violent events in adolescence have not been sufficiently studi...
Introduction: We noticed an emphasis on mortality from external causes, especially homicides that oc...
Studies on young people who live in restricted areas under liberty deprivation are relevant to impro...
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the extent of exposure to community violence among delinque...
Objectives: To assess the sociodemographic, psychiatric and criminal profile of adolescent offenders...
Esse estudo busca analisar as dinâmicas sociais implicadas na vida de jovens vítimas de violências p...
Os dados sobre violência entre jovens são preocupantes no contexto brasileiro. Neste estudo se avali...
Background Engagement in drug trafficking may place a child or youth at risk for exposure to severe ...
The literature has shown that delinquent adolescents report high rates of childhood adversity and fa...
Adolescence is considered as a stage of the vital cycle, in which there is greater vulnerability to ...
Os jovens que se envolvem em infrações graves na cidade de São Paulo chamam a atenção pela crueldade...
The general objective of the study was defined as: to evaluate the possibility of reduction of the c...
The exposure to violence is a known risk factor for antisocial behavior. The objective of the study ...
Abstract This article discusses the experience of youths in contexts of urban violence. It is based ...
Este estudo teve como objetivos apreender as percepções dos adolescentes em situação de exclusão soc...
Objective: The effects of exposure to violent events in adolescence have not been sufficiently studi...
Introduction: We noticed an emphasis on mortality from external causes, especially homicides that oc...
Studies on young people who live in restricted areas under liberty deprivation are relevant to impro...