The mental health needs of young offenders : forging paths toward reintegration and rehabilitation / edited by Carol L. Kessler, Louis J. Kraus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kessler, Carol L.

Kraus, Louis

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile Delinquency--psychology.

Juvenile Delinquency--rehabilitation.

Juvenile delinquents--Mental health.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation.

Medical Subjects:

Juvenile Delinquency--psychology.

Juvenile Delinquency--rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Contents:

An overview of child and adolescent mental health needs in the juvenile justice system / Carol L. Kessler

Psychiatric disorders of youth in detention / Linda A. Teplin ... [et al.]

Disproportionate minority confinement / William Arroyo

Police interrogation of youth / Allison D. Redlich and Steven Drizin

Assessing children's competence to stand trial and to waive Miranda rights : new directions for legal and medical decision-making in juvenile courts / Thomas F. Geraghty, Louis J. Kraus, and Peter Fink

The etiology of antisocial behavior : biopsychosocial risk factors across development / Kayla Pope and Christopher R. Thomas

Substance abuse in youth offenders / Deborah R. Simkin

Suicide and delinquent adolescents / Amer Smajkic and David C. Clark

Juvenile sex offenders / Corinne Belsky, Wade C. Myers, and Daniel Bober

Educational needs of youth in the juvenile justice system / Malika Closson and Kenneth M. Rogers

Science and the juvenile death penalty / David Fassler and Stephen K. Harper

Medical issues regarding incarcerated adolescents / Robert E. Morris

Mental health screening and assessment in juvenile justice / Gina M. Vincent, Thomas Grisso, and Anna Terry

Psychological testing in juvenile justice settings / Ruth Kraus and Julie Wolf

Psychopharmacology and juvenile delinquency / Niranjan S. Karnik, Marie V. Soller, and Hans Steiner

Evidence-based treatment for justice-involved youth / Eric Trupin

Community alternatives to incarceration / Christopher R. Thomas

Innovative problem-solving court models for justice-involved youth / Carol L. Kessler

Ethical issues of youthful offenders : confidentiality; right to receive and refuse treatment; seclusion and restraint / Lilia Romero-Bosch and Joseph V. Penn

Post-adjudicatory assessment of youth / Louis J. Kraus and Hollie Sobel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780521612906

052161290X

OCLC:

144225230

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