Understanding the Influence of Mental Health Diagnosis and Gender on Placement Decisions for Justice-Involved Youth.

Justice-involved youth have high rates of psychiatric diagnoses, and these youth are often placed out-of-home, although evidence identifies several negative implications of juvenile confinement, especially for youth with psychopathology. Furthermore, youth in the justice system may be processed diff...

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Published in:	Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 1562 - 1582
Main Authors:	Kempker, Samantha, Schmidt, Adam, Espinosa, Erin
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jul2017
Subjects:	United States Juvenile detention homes Gender & society Decision making Externalizing behavior Juvenile offenders Substance abuse Psychology Psychiatric diagnosis
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