Justice and Diversion

Abstract Violence risk assessment tools are increasingly used within criminal justice and forensic psychiatry, however there is little relevant, reliable and unbiased data regarding their predictive accuracy. We argue that such data are...

Abstract Background Much work has investigated the association between substance use, crime, and recidivism, yet little scholarship has examined these associations longitudinally among samples of recently released prisoners. We examine the...

Abstract Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) among young people in youth detention in Australia. Neurodevelopmental impairments due to FASD can predispose young people to engagement with the law...

Mexican model of therapeutic justice program. Since there are 3 years ago began the program with these abusive users or dependent on drugs who have committed an offence. Currently, the program takes in 6 States of the Mexican Republic.

Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders. Methods...

Lana Wells , Lianne Lee, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Lynn Corcoran The promotion of social-emotional learning (SEL) represents a key prevention strategy for youth violence, including bullying and dating violence. As identified by CASEL, however...

Amanda Kerry , Claire V Crooks Introduction: Over one-third of Canadian youth have engaged in some form of delinquent behavior by the age of 14 (Savoie, 2006). In the United States, approximately 31 million youth are under juvenile court...

Kannikar Nolrajsuwat Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...

Lílian Patrícia Silva de Souza , Eliana Berger, Edileuza Monteiro, Francisco Bastos The Public Ministry of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, has requested strategies in prevention actions for the use/misuse of drugs from the National...