Need for and Barriers to Inclusion in Health Research of Justice-Involved Youth

摘要: Recent estimates suggest that there are approximately 1.7 million referrals handled by juvenile courts nationally in 2007. Although some 78% of cases did not result detention, the remaining numbers remain substantial (Knoll and Sickmund 2010). In many jurisdictions youth placed custody when, as per a judge’s decision, no other alternative solutions family or community can meet needs youth, safeguarding their own welfare reducing re-offending (Clough et al. 2008).