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Clinical psychologist Grisso coordinates the Law and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Here he provides not only an organized discussion of the growing body of research on mental disorders among juvenile justice populations but also a thoughtful and concise examination of fundamental concepts and measurement techniques that cross the fields of mental health and juvenile justice. Grisso divides the book into two parts, beginning with an examination of what he calls "realities." Chapters in this section cover reasons for concern about adolescent offenders with mental disorders, a definition and assessment of mental disorders, and the consequences of mental disorders in adolescence (emphasizing the concept and use of functional impairment in describing youths' disorders). The second part focuses on societal obligations, and here individual chapters examine the custodial treatment obligations, due process protection in adjudicative proceedings, and public safety obligations. Double Jeopardy should be required reading for anyone involved in the juvenile justice system--judges, lawyers, forensic child psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, and juvenile correctional professionals--and indeed for anyone studying or working with this population and these issues. ^BSumming Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. C. S. Widom University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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