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Responding to ADHD youth in the juvenile justice system
Author(s) -
Rouse Gerald E.,
Goldstein Sam
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1999.tb01278.x
Subject(s) - juvenile , adjudication , economic justice , psychology , juvenile delinquency , disposition , task force , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , developmental psychology , task (project management) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , criminology , social psychology , political science , ecology , law , engineering , public administration , biology , systems engineering
Juvenile justice professionals are increasingly faced with the task of understanding the role of psychiatric disorders in contributing to the behavior of juvenile offenders. Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one such disorder that presents at a rate well beyond chance levels in youth in the juvenile justice system. This article provides an overview of the current symptom profile, diagnosis, cause and risk factors for ADHD. The interface of the juvenile justice system and youth with ADHD is described in all aspects beginning with detention through adjudication and disposition.