Offenders with Mental Disorder
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Adolescent offenders with mental disorders.
Thomas Grisso points out that youth with mental disorders make up a significant subgroup of youth who appear in U.S. juvenile courts. And he notes that juvenile justice systems today are struggling to determine how best to respond to those youths' needs, both to safeguard their own welfare and to reduce re-offending and its consequences for the community. In this article, Grisso examines resear...
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عنوان ژورنال: TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1884-7080,1342-3363
DOI: 10.5363/tits.6.10_50