Table 3 Background Characteristics and recidivism rates for the female adolescent sexual and nonsexual offenders

Ethnicity:

European Americans

80.7 %

48.7 %

12.07**

African Americans

3.2 %

17.0 %

4.06*

Hispanic Americans

6.5 %

8.4 %

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Other

3.2 %

9.1 %

1.25

Unknown

6.5 %

17.0 %

2.34

Average age:

At the time of the assessment

15.10 (SD = 1.56)

15.40 (SD = 1.34)

1.46

At first offense

13.42 (SD = 1.79)

13.58 (SD = 1.60)

.30

Total Recidivism

23 %

36 %

2.24

Felony Recidivism

10 %

18 %

1.37

Violent Felony Recidivism

3 %

6 %

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