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Feminine sexual subjectivities: Bodies, agency and life history
Published 2007-01-01The relationship between discourse, sex and the body has attracted sustained interest from scholars in sociology and cultural studies over the last twenty years. It is only recently, however, that sociological analyses of ...Open AccessArticle -
The relationship between neutralizations and perceived delinquent labeling on criminal history in young offenders serving community orders
Published 2007-01-01This study examined the associations between young offenders’ justifications for delinquent behavior, their perceptions of being labeled “delinquent,” and criminal history. Participants were 153 young offenders (aged 14 ...Open AccessArticle -
Moral reasoning of adolescent male offenders: Comparison of sexual and nonsexual offenders
Published 2007-01-01This study compared the moral reasoning abilities of juvenile sex and non-sex offenders using a novel methodology that explored their responses to moral questions in a variety of offending contexts. Seven sexual and nine ...Open AccessArticle -
Associations between overweight and obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and fatty liver in young offenders serving community orders
Published 2007-01-01Purpose: The health of young offenders supervised in the community has not been previously studied. This paper describes the prevalence of overweight, obesity and obesity associated cardiovascular and hepatic risk factors ...Open AccessArticle -
Reliability of self-report of health in juvenile offenders
Published 2007-01-01The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of self-reports of juvenile offenders on physical factors (e.g., sleep difficulties, weight related behaviors and weight perceptions), health risk behaviors ...Open AccessArticle