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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814294303321

Autore

Mallett Christopher A.

Titolo

Linking disorders to delinquency : treating high-risk youth in the juvenile justice system / / Christopher A. Mallett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder : , : FirstForumPress, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, , 2013

ISBN

1-62637-379-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

364.36

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquents - United States

Youth - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Children and youth at risk -- From disorders to delinquency -- Primary school-aged children -- Secondary school-aged youth -- Addressing low-level offenders -- Addressing serious and chronic offenders -- Shifting from punishment to rehabilitation -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Christopher Mallett explores developmental pathways to juvenile delinquency, disentangling key risk factors for offending--and not least, showing how contact with the justice system may only compound the problem. Tracing a child's life from the earliest years through adolescence, Mallett investigates the processes by which mental health disorders, learning disabilities, experiences of abuse, and combinations of these factors may increase the likelihood of delinquency. He also finds unexpected lessons in resilience. Throughout, he draws on these insights to suggest valuable new ways of responding to issues in vulnerable populations.