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Juveniles on trial.

Kathleen M Quinn1

  • 1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk P57, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. quinnk@ccf.org

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|October 26, 2002
PubMed
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Juvenile court mental health evaluations are shifting towards adult forensic standards due to increased criminalization. Evaluators need updated knowledge of juvenile development, assessment, and interviewing to improve forensic reports.

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Juvenile Justice

Background:

  • Legal trends show increased criminalization in juvenile courts.
  • There's a move away from rehabilitation towards adult criminal court pathways for adolescents.
  • Juvenile forensic evaluations are increasingly mirroring adult forensic practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline common forensic evaluations for juvenile court.
  • To highlight the evolving nature of juvenile forensic evaluations.
  • To identify challenges and necessary adaptations for mental health evaluators.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common forensic evaluation types in juvenile court.
  • Analysis of legal and systemic shifts impacting juvenile justice.
  • Discussion of required competencies for evaluators.

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Main Results:

  • Juvenile forensic evaluations are becoming more specific, aligning with adult forensic work.
  • Evaluators face challenges in adapting to these new standards.
  • There's a need for enhanced knowledge in specific areas.

Conclusions:

  • Juvenile court mental health evaluators must adapt to a more criminalized legal landscape.
  • Refining knowledge of forensic standards, juvenile development, assessment, diagnosis, and interviewing is crucial.
  • Improving evaluations and forensic reports requires specialized skills for this population.