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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"justice-involved youth"”.
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Patterns of Diagnosis and Treatment Referral for Justice-Involved Youth
… health needs are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system (Robst et al., 2017). In recognition of the limited effectiveness and possible negative effects of incarceration on recidivism, juvenile courts utilize mental health placements, including community-based treatment and residential …
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Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health Service Utilization Among Justice Involved Youth
… of mental health services utilization among youth in the justice setting, and to explore ways to overcome these barriers and expand these facilitators. This qualitative study utilized focus groups as a means to extract themes among the perceptions of social workers on this topic. Results were …
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Analysis of Social Determinants of Health in Justice-Involved Youth: Relevance in the Context of Poverty
… of young offenders more effectively by referring youth to agencies and community-based services relevant for successful rehabilitation. The study reviewed 281 assessment files of young offenders at an urban-based court clinic in London, ON. Results indicated a significant relationship between the …
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Beyond the Sum: A Network Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Behavioral Outcomes in Justice-Involved Youth
… of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among justice-involved youth using network analysis. Despite experiencing higher rates of childhood adversity, female youth show lower recidivism rates than males, presenting an empirical paradox. Using a sample of 19,454 justice-involved youth (75% …
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Exploring Opportunities for Supporting Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Path Forward Through Expanding Graduate Training in School Psychology
… to support the diverse needs of all youth. While juvenile justice-involved youth may not be a primary subpopulation served by all school psychologists, they are a high-needs group that requires special consideration and attention. As a professional entity, school psychologists’ …
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Risk Metrics and the Five-Level System for the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI): A Comparison of Two Samples of Justice-Involved Youth in Canada
Risk assessments are integral in the criminal justice system for predicting reoffending and guiding treatment. Challenges arise in using diverse risk tools due to difficulties comparing results across instruments with varying risk measurement methodologies. To address this, the Council of State …
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Crossover Kids: Maltreatment Experiences, Subsequent Maladjustment, and Systems of Care
Recent research suggests that youth (12-16) who have experienced the Child Welfare System (CWS) are more likely to be involved in early criminal and delinquent behaviour. These youth who are involved in this system of care are more likely than youth in the general population to “crossover” into …
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Investigating Sex Differences in the Association Between Alexithymia and Adjustment Outcomes Among Detained Youth
… on how these relations manifest in vulnerable justice-involved youth, who are at increased risk for alexithymia and psychological maladjustment. As such, the current study investigated: (a) the associations between alexithymia and adjustment outcomes among detained youth, and (b) whether the …
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Investigating the collateral outcomes of incentive-based contingency management within a juvenile justice population : a multimethod approach.
Justice-involved youth have high rates of substance use problems but face significant barriers to accessing treatment. One of these barriers is the chronically low rates of caregiver involvement in programming and treatment delivered by juvenile probation departments. As such, there is a need to …
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Rehabilitative practices in juvenile detention: invoking multiple perspectives to explore implementation
The dual purpose of the juvenile justice system is to protect community members and deter minors from engaging in criminal behavior. Thus, one perennial challenge faced by this system is “balancing” punishment and rehabilitation. Notably, research exploring the utility of rehabilitation with …
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The Revolving Door: Stories from the Juvenile Justice System
… all alone. Since the establishment of the first youth prison, America's carceral approach to youth has assumed that a slightly modified version of the adult correctional model of regulation and punishment will rehabilitate young people. Racialized, poor, disabled and “othered” children framed by …