Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-93).

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-99). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008. / Title from title screen (site viewed Nov. 25, 2008). PDF text: 269 p. ; 1 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3315208. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-93) Also available in print.

Youth involved in the juvenile justice system have a well-documented need for mental, behavioral, and emotional health services, but they face barriers to accessing appropriate and timely care. Research indicates a high need among youth involved in both the juvenile justice and mental health systems—or youth with dual involvement—and few programs addressing their need exist. The social risk factors of juvenile justice involvement are well-defined and studies indicate that the intersectionality of historically oppressed identities put certain youth at high risk for dual involvement. In particular, racial/ethnic minorities and female youth with mental health needs appear to be at-risk populations for dual involvement; they also have substantial barriers to care. Moreover, the neurobiological characteristics of mental illness among youth have begun to be characterized. Studies of the functional and structural markers of mental illness show that youth with conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and depression show neurological changes that have behavioral correlates predisposing young people with these diagnoses to juvenile justice involvement where they have limited healthcare resources. Evidence from these fields—social science and neuroscience—provide a justification for programs that work across systems to provide dually involved youth access to health, educational, and social services. In Massachusetts, the Juvenile Mental Health Advocacy Project (J-MHAP) operates a pilot program in the Middlesex and Essex County Juvenile Courts, with the primary goal of providing these youth access to the multidisciplinary care they require. Distal goals include preventing further movement into the criminal justice system, and saving costs across various agencies and interest groups. Operating through court-appointed Mental Health Advocates (MHAs), J-MHAP is a unique model that uses advocates within the court system to coordinate services and improve access. It is a model that could make strides toward reducing injustices within the legal and healthcare systems.

Act no. 218/2003 Coll. on liability of juveniles for illegal acts and on juvenile justice established new rules in criminal proceedings with juveniles and introduced brand new methods of sanctioning juvenile delinquents in criminal processes, specifically it introduced a number of new measures which can be administered as punishments for wrongdoings including the possibility of alternative solutions to committed wrongful acts. The degree work is divided into two parts. The theoretical portion provides information about potential solutions and approaches when measures are administered in criminal proceedings with juvenile offenders including the theoretical background. The empirical portion maps out the ratio of measures administered by prosecuting and adjudicating bodies in pre-trial proceedings and measures administered by juvenile courts; the degree work also summarizes all solutions to criminal matters related to juveniles; the quantitative research focused on the District Court in Strakonice during the period of 2004 and 2008. The objectives of the research correlated with hypotheses which the author based on her experience gained in her job as a juvenile social probation officer. The research showed that during the monitored period 64% of juvenile criminal issues were resolved directly by the juvenile court and only 36% of acts committed by juvenile delinquents were closed by prosecuting and adjudicating bodies during pre-trial proceedings. The second portion of the research proved that the most frequently utilized measures {--} 54% - were criminal sanctions; 44% of juvenile criminal cases were solved by means of alternative measures, while reformatory measures were administered only to 2% of juvenile delinquents and protective measures were not utilized at all. The degree work was intended to briefly demonstrate whether the purpose of the Act on juvenile justice is fulfilled. Its onclusions are intended for professional public and for all people who are interested in criminal law, criminal proceedings and juvenile delinquency.

abstract: Juvenile offenders suffer from substance use disorders at higher rates than adolescents in the general public. Substance use disorders also predict an increased risk for re-offending. Therefore, it is important that these juveniles, in particular, receive the appropriate substance use disorder treatment. The present study used logistic regression to test whether race/ethnicity would moderate the match between substance use disorder diagnosis and the receipt of a substance use disorder related service in a sample of male, serious juvenile offenders. Results showed that among those with a substance use disorder diagnosis, there were no race/ethnicity differences in the receipt of the appropriate service. However, among those without a substance use disorder diagnosis, non-Hispanic Caucasians were more likely to receive substance use service than were Hispanics or African-Americans. Post-hoc analyses revealed that when using a broader definition of substance use problems, significant differences by race/ethnicity in the prediction of service receipt were only observed at low levels of substance use problems. These findings shed light on how race/ethnicity may play a role in the recommendation of substance use disorder services in the juvenile justice system. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Psychology 2013

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