Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration and Assessment and Community-Based Planning for Probation/Community-Based Alternative

Dalia N Balsamo; Yann B Poncin

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2015.08.005

Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration and Assessment and Community-Based Planning for Probation/Community-Based Alternative

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Jan;25(1):123-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2015.08.005. Epub 2015 Oct 16.

Authors

Dalia N Balsamo¹, Yann B Poncin²

Affiliations

¹ Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.

PMID: 26593124
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2015.08.005

Abstract

There is growing concern regarding the current treatment of juvenile offenders within the justice system. Most mental health professionals would agree that it is best to adopt a rehabilitative approach toward delinquent youths, but current practices do not always follow this principle. Youth incarceration is a costly and often debilitative process. There is growing evidence for community-based alternatives that aim to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Some of these interventions have proved to be successful in the prevention of delinquent acts.

Keywords: Adjudicated youth; Community-based alternatives to incarceration; Community-based planning; Evidence-based psychosocial treatments; Juvenile offenders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Community Mental Health Services / methods*
Evidence-Based Practice / methods*
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency / rehabilitation*
Psychotherapy / methods*