Juvenile Offenders and Mental Illness: I Know Why the Caged Bird Cries

by Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci

Book Overview

Get the latest research on juvenile offenders who have a mental illness

Most youths in the juvenile justice system who have one or more mental disorders do not receive proper treatment or education, nor do they serve sentences appropriate for their crimes. Juvenile Offenders and Mental Illness: I Know Why the Caged Bird Cries takes a detailed look at the latest theories and empirically based information on the causal and recidivism problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789030373
• ISBN13: 9780789030375
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.4"