Recent research indicates that adjudicated female youth have higher rates of mental health
problems and histories of trauma exposure and abuse relative to adjudicated male youth. …

The current study examined the ability of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk for
Youth (SAVRY), a standardized risk assessment instrument, to predict probation outcomes …

There is a general agreement in the literature concerning what works and what does not
work in reducing delinquent behavior with juvenile offenders in communities; however, this …

Tasha, a 14-year-old girl, was adjudicated as a delinquent on charges of simple kidnapping
and unauthorized use of a vehicle. While waiting in the car for her mother, who was in a store…

Currently, over 2.3 million youth are arrested each year in the United States (Sickmund 2004).
Of these juveniles, 29% are female and 71% are male (Snyder and Sickmund 2006). The …

… DePrato is with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, …
low mental health group (Cruise, Marsee, Dandreaux, & DePrato, 2007). Wasserman et al. (2004) …

Mental health professionals working within juvenile facilities should have a specialized
knowledge of the behavioral/mental health assessment and treatment issues of the juvenile …

This chapter will describe how the gap between existing juvenile justice policies and
programs, and research-based practices was closed in Louisiana as a result of advocacy …

Traumatic brain injury is common, and often results in debilitating consequences. Even mild
traumatic brain injury leaves approximately 20% of patients with symptoms that persist for …

… 1 , J Holloway, DK DePrato, KJ Weiss …