Improving Family Involvement for Juvenile Offenders with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and Related Disabilities

Youth with emotional and behavioral (E/BD) and other disorders, who in many cases have not received needed interventions and supports in school, are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. This article considers how parents of youth with E/BDs can become more involved in the process when the...

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Published in:Behavioral disorders 2010-11, Vol.36 (1), p.52-60
Main Author: Garfinkel, Lili
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
Barriers
Behavior Disorders
Behavior modification
Behavior Problems
Behavioral disorders
Care and treatment
Child behavior disorders
Child care
Children
Children & youth
Correctional Education
Correctional Institutions
Delinquency
Disabilities
Disorderly conduct
Disproportionate Representation
Emotional Disturbances
Families & family life
Family
Family Counseling
Family Involvement
Health aspects
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Institutionalized Persons
Juvenile Courts
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile offenders
Learning
Management
Mental health
Mentally ill teenagers
Parent and child
Parent Participation
Parent School Relationship
Parents
Police
Police training
Psychological aspects
Recidivism
Student Behavior
Student Rights
Transitional Programs
Youth
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Summary:Youth with emotional and behavioral (E/BD) and other disorders, who in many cases have not received needed interventions and supports in school, are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. This article considers how parents of youth with E/BDs can become more involved in the process when their child is referred to juvenile court, thereby decreasing the likelihood of recidivism. Despite the existing barriers to parental involvement in the juvenile justice system, parents should be informed of their youth's educational rights in school, juvenile court, and out-ofhome correctional settings. In addition, increasing parent involvement and reducing recidivism is an achievable goal; several family- and youth-centered strategies and programs have shown success in keeping youth with E/BDs out of the justice system.
ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/019874291003600106