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Mental Health Of Incarcerated Juveniles In Nevada: Final Report, Nevada Institute For Children's Rerearch And Policy, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jennifer Petsonius, Denise Tanata, Michelle Chino Dr Dec 2003

Mental Health Of Incarcerated Juveniles In Nevada: Final Report, Nevada Institute For Children's Rerearch And Policy, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jennifer Petsonius, Denise Tanata, Michelle Chino Dr

Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports

The prevalence of mental health problems in the juvenile offender population is substantially higher than that of the general population (Cocozza & Skowyra, 2000). Studies estimate that one in five juvenile offenders has serious mental health problems, which is nearly twice the rate of occurrence of mental illness in children and adults in the general population (NMHA Fact Sheet #l). However, there have been several methodological problems encountered in previous research. These include the use of inconsistent definitions and measurements of mental illness; the use of biased, nonrandom samples, a reliance on retrospective case report data, and the use of …


Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Cayrn Key, Carol C. Harter, Patrick Ferrillo Nov 2003

Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Cayrn Key, Carol C. Harter, Patrick Ferrillo

Inside UNLV

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Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter, Martin Watson Oct 2003

Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter, Martin Watson

Inside UNLV

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Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Gene Hall Jul 2003

Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Gene Hall

Inside UNLV

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Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Richard Morgan, Carol C. Harter May 2003

Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Richard Morgan, Carol C. Harter

Inside UNLV

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Inside Unlv, Richard Jensen, Donna Mcaleer, Jennifer Vaughan, Cate Weeks, Carol C. Harter, Jeffrey Koep Jan 2003

Inside Unlv, Richard Jensen, Donna Mcaleer, Jennifer Vaughan, Cate Weeks, Carol C. Harter, Jeffrey Koep

Inside UNLV

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