1. Meeting the Needs of At-Risk and Adjudicated Youth with Behavioral Challenges: The Promise of Juvenile Justice.
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Nelson, C. Michael, Jolivette, Kristine, Leone, Peter E., and Mathur, Sarup R.
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RECIDIVISM prevention , *BEHAVIOR disorders in children , *CHILDREN'S rights , *CORRECTIONAL institutions , *SCHOOL dropouts , *STUDENTS with disabilities , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *JUVENILE offenders , *PUNISHMENT , *SCHOOL environment , *SCHOOLS , *SPECIAL education , *EVIDENCE-based medicine , *PROFESSIONAL practice , *GOVERNMENT policy , *TRANSITIONAL programs (Education) - Abstract
The current status of-at-risk and adjudicated youth with behavioral challenges provides a context for addressing needed future directions for research and practice in fields that impact this population. This context includes the myriad characteristics and complex needs of these youth, the programs and services currently available in communities and secure settings, and youth outcomes following incarceration. Recent and emerging national, state, and local initiatives and the benefits that have been realized or are anticipated from their application are presented. The challenges to achieving and sustaining these systems changes are then discussed. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research and practice, based on the issues raised in this special issue and elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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