Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry edited by Elena L. Grigorenko.

Juvenile justice centers have a long tradition as an unfortunate stop for young offenders who need mental health care. Reports estimate that as many as 70% of the youth in detention centers meet criteria for mental health disorders. As juvenile justice systems once again turn their focus from confin...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Grigorenko, Elena L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Psychiatry.
Criminology.
Psychology.
Social work.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Developmental changes in adolescence and risks for delinquency
  • The “why(s)” of criminal behavior in juveniles: The long and the short of it
  • Race and sex disparity in juvenile justice processing
  • Major principles in a minor context: Forensic practices involving adolescents
  • Juveniles and criminal responsibility evaluations
  • Sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the opportunity for parole
  • Transfer to adult court: Enhancing clinical forensic evaluations and informing policy
  • Need for and barriers to inclusion in health research of justice-involved youth
  • Toward establishing standards of practice in juvenile forensic mental health assessment
  • Assessment in juvenile justice systems: An overview
  • Mental health assessment of juveniles
  • The juvenile forensic court clinic in theory and practice
  • The history, development, and testing of forensic risk assessment tools
  • Assessing juveniles for risk of violence
  • Becoming more therapeutic: Motivational interviewing as a communication style for paraprofessionals in juvenile justice settings
  • the junction of personality theories: Working with juvenile offenders
  • Services for youth in closed settings: Gaps in services
  • Implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for juvenile justice prevention and treatment in communities
  • Preventing early conduct problems and later delinquency
  • Treating juvenile offenders: Best practices and emerging critical issues
  • Psychopharmacological treatment of youth in juvenile justice settings
  • IICAPS: A treatment model for delinquent youths with co-occurring mental health disorders
  • Serving dually diagnosed youth in the juvenile justice system
  • Treating juvenile sex offenders
  • Sexually transmitted infections in juvenile offenders
  • A self-Regulation Model for the Treatment of Pathological Juvenile Firesetters
  • Mentor programming for at-risk youth
  • Responding to child trauma:  Theory, programs, and policy
  • Psychosocial treatment of traumatized juveniles
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among youth involved in juvenile justice
  • Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among youth in the juvenile justice system: A Critical Appraisal
  • Juvenile offenders with disabilities: Challenges and promises
  • Ensuring that they learn
  • Female juvenile offenders
  • Juvenile gangs
  • Juvenile forensic psychology and psychiatry: The movement toward data-based innovations.

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