Reducing out-of-community placement and recidivism: Diversion of delinquent youth with mental health and substance use problems from the justice system

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 555-577

  Sullivan, Christopher J ^a   Veysey, Bonita M ^b   Hamilton, Zachary K ^b   Grillo, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Diversion; Mental health problems; Recidivism; Substance use problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RECIDIVISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 36649024401     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06296237     Document Type: Article

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