TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Clinical Evaluation of Juvenile Delinquents: Who Gets Referred?
JO  - Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
A1  - Barnum, Richard
A1  - Famularo, Richard
A1  - Bunshaft, Doris
A1  - Fenton, Terence
A1  - Bolduc, S.
SP  - 335
EP  - 344
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examines which alleged delinquents in a large urban juvenile court are selected for referral to the court's psychiatric clinic. A number of demographic factors, probation officer impressions, index charges, and past delinquency record variables were examined for all minor delinquency cases referred in a six-month period and for a random selection of nonreferred cases. In general, referral was associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES), and with a variety of probation impressions of child and family dysfunction. Little relation to index charge or past record was found. The authors interpret these results as showing that probation referrals appear to be made more on the basis of high risk than on the basis of favorable prognosis for treatment.  (Abstract Adapted from Source: Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)  Urban Environment Urban Youth Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Offender Legal Processes Psychological Evaluation Offender Assessment Correctional Decision Making Mental Health Evaluation Demographic Characteristics Offender Characteristics 03-04<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-634X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -