نتایج جستجو برای: juveniles and youths

تعداد نتایج: 16829008  

Abdoullah Ebrahimi, Ali Rahmani Firouzjah Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

Urbanism in third world and developing countries compared to that of developed countries has been increased with much more speed. From consequences of the population increase and accelerated growth of population in cities, reference can be lead to many problems such as increase of unemployment rate, housing problems, social anomalies, increase in crime and delinquency. Vandalism in public space...

Journal: :International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology 2015
Cyril Boonmann Lucres M C Jansen Lisette A 't Hart-Kerkhoffs Pauline Vahl Sanne L Hillege Theo A H Doreleijers Robert R J M Vermeiren

The aim of the current study is to gain a better insight into the relationship between sexually aggressive behaviour and psychopathy in youths; juveniles who sexually offended (JSOs) were compared with generally offending youths and a general population group. Seventy-one JSOs, 416 detained general offenders, and 331 males from the general population were assessed by means of the Youth Psychopa...

Journal: :The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 2015
Eraka Bath Lauren Reba-Harrelson Robyn Peace Jie Shen Honghu Liu

Competency to stand trial (CST) assessment of juvenile offenders is a relatively recent phenomenon, as are juvenile mental health courts. Factors associated with youths' ability to participate in legal proceedings are not well understood, regardless of the court venue. Using a sample of 324 juveniles participating in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Mental Health Court (LAJMHC), we sought to exp...

Journal: :Journal of abnormal child psychology 2007
Scott T Ronis Charles M Borduin

This study examined the individual functioning, interpersonal relations, and academic performance of 115 male juveniles who were divided into 5 demographically matched groups (sexual offenders with peer/adult victims, sexual offenders with child victims, violent nonsexual offenders, nonviolent nonsexual offenders, and nondelinquent youths). Parents and youths completed self-report instruments, ...

Journal: :Psychiatric services 2008
Jason J Washburn Linda A Teplin Laurie S Voss Clarissa D Simon Karen M Abram Gary M McClelland

OBJECTIVE All 50 states and the District of Columbia have legal mechanisms to try juveniles as adults in criminal court. This study examined the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among youths transferred to adult criminal court and youths processed in the juvenile court. METHODS Participants were a stratified random sample of 1,829 youths, ten to 18 years of age, who were arrested and detai...

2014
Naomi Matsuura Shokon So Masayuki Nagata

Although “Japanese Approved Schools” are facilities for children and youths who have not been cared for appropriately by their parents, little is known about them and no research undertaken to characterize them. These facilities prevent youth from committing delinquent acts, and protect juveniles from maltreatment as social welfare facilities for children and youths. This is the first study to ...

Journal: :Journal of child sexual abuse 2004
Sue Righthand Carlann Welch

Sexual abuse by juveniles is widely recognized as a significant problem. As communities have become more aware of juvenile sex offending they have responded with increasingly severe responses. This is despite recidivism data suggesting that a relatively small group of juveniles commit repeat sexual offenses after there has been an official response to their sexual offending. Research has shown ...

Journal: :Psychiatric services 2009
Daniel C Murrie Craig E Henderson Gina M Vincent Jennifer L Rockett Cynthia Mundt

OBJECTIVE Although studies reveal substantial mental health treatment needs among youths in the juvenile justice system, far less is known about young offenders transferred to adult criminal court. This statewide study examined the mental health needs of young offenders who committed serious crimes and were transferred to adult court and subsequently incarcerated in a prison for adults. METHO...

2005

Many theories have been advanced to explain the cause of juvenile delinquency. Some are quite sophisticated, whereas others are predicated on rather basic “instinctive” conclusions that may or may not have a basis in fact. Many juvenile curfews are based on an instinctive conclusion that youths are likely to be victimized or get into trouble after certain hours. For example, in August 1994 the ...

Journal: :Psicothema 2006
Vicente Garrido Genovés Luz Anyela Morales Julio Sánchez-Meca

This study examines the outcomes of best available empirical research regarding the effectiveness of treatment programs implemented in secure corrections to prevent the recidivism of serious (violent and chronic) juvenile offenders (from 12 to 21 years old). In this review 30 experimental and quasi-experimental studies are analyzed, comparing 2831 juveniles in the treatment groups and 3002 yout...

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