APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice

The APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice consolidates and advances knowledge about the legal, scientific, and applied foundations of the juvenile justice system.   In addition to an overview of the area, it contains chapters in the following sections:   Relevant Law (focusing on important legislation and on U.S. Supreme Court decisions from Kent and Gault to Eddings, Roper, Graham, and Miller-Jackson, and on the relevant legal theory of preventive justice for adolescents) Human Development (describing research on adolescent development and brain development as they apply to behavior in the juvenile justice context) Patterns of Offending (including evidence about offending in juveniles and the persistence vs. desistance into adulthood) Risk Factors for Offending (evidence about risk factors for juvenile offending including Risk-Need-Responsivity theory, juvenile psychopathy, substance abuse, gangs, and trauma/adverse experience, as well as threat assessment and bullying prevention in schools) Forensic Assessment (assessing risk, needs/amenability, and sophistication-maturity as part of legal decisions on commitment, transfer, and reverse transfer, as well as legal decisions on Miranda waiver capacity and competence to stand trial) Interventions (evidence on risk-reducing interventions, both in the community and in residential placement, including for specialized offending of sexual offenders) Training and Ethics (including the updated MacArthur curriculum on adolescents in the juvenile justice system and an analysis of the ethical issues particular to juvenile justice)

Table of Contents:
Editorial Board About the Editor-in-Chief Contributors Series Preface Introduction I. Overview Psychology and Juvenile Justice: Human Development, Law, Science, and Practice Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Naomi E. S. Goldstein, Benjamin Locklair, Megan Murphy, and Christy Giallella II. Law Children in the Justice System: The Legal Framework Marsha Levick and Jessica Feierman Preventive Justice for Adolescents Christopher Slobogin III. Human Development Human Development and Juvenile Justice Elizabeth P. Shulman and Laurence Steinberg Adolescent Brain Development: Implications to the Juvenile Criminal Justice System Beatriz Luna and Catherine Wright Adolescent Development, Mental Disorder, and Decision-Making in Delinquent Youths Alison G. Nagel, Lucy A. Guarnera, and N. Dickon Reppucci IV. Patterns of Offending Serious Questions About Serious Juvenile Offenders: Patterns of Offending and Offenses Jennifer L. Woolard and Erika Fountain Desistance and Life-Course Persistence: Findings From Longitudinal Studies Using Group-Based Trajectory Modeling of Antisocial Behavior Michael A. Russell and Candice L. Odgers V. Risk Factors for Offending Risk, Need, and Responsivity in Juveniles Robert D. Hoge Juvenile Psychopathy: Appropriate and Inappropriate Uses in Legal Proceedings Gina M. Vincent, Eva R. Kimonis, and Alisa Clark School-Based Risk Factors, Bullying, and Threat Assessment Dewey Cornell and Anna Heilbrun Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Strategies to Reduce the Risk of School-Based Zero Tolerance Policies Resulting in Juvenile Justice Involvement Brian P. Daly, Aimee K. Hildenbrand, Emily Haney-Caron, Naomi E. S. Goldstein, Meghann Galloway, and David DeMatteo Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders as Risk Factors for Juvenile Offending Laurie Chassin, Andre D. Mansion, Brandon Nichter, and Danielle Pandika Gangs Wesley G. Jennings and Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez Trauma, Adverse Experience, and Offending Amanda D. Zelechoski VI. Forensic Assessment Forensic Assessment of Juveniles Kirk Heilbrun and Benjamin Locklair Risk Assessment With Juveniles David DeMatteo, Melinda Wolbransky, and Casey LaDuke Distinguishing and Assessing Treatment Needs and Amenability to Rehabilitation Robert T. Kinscherff Developmental Maturity and Sophistication–Maturity: Learning More About Its Purpose and Assessment Randall T. Salekin, Emily A. M. MacDougall, and Natalie A. Harrison Forensic Uses of Clinical Assessment Instruments Robert P. Archer and Linda J. Baum Transfer and Commitment of Youth in the United States: Law, Policy, and Forensic Practice Kimberly Larson and Thomas Grisso Evaluation of Miranda Waiver Capacity Naomi E. S. Goldstein, Sharon Messenheimer Kelley, Lindsey Peterson, Leah Brogan, Heather Zelle, and Christina Riggs Romaine Evaluation and Restoration of Competency to Stand Trial Janet I. Warren, Shelly L. Jackson, and Jessica Jones Coburn VII. Interventions and Costs Risk Reduction Interventions for Adolescent Offenders Jodi L. Viljoen, Etta Brodersen, Catherine Shaffer, and Robert J. McMahon Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems and Approaches Jessica Feierman and Julian D. Ford Community-Based Interventions for Juvenile Offenders Scott W. Henggeler Intervening in the Community to Treat Trauma in Young Men of Color John Rich, Erica J. Harris, Sandra L. Bloom, Linda Rich, and Theodore Corbin Residential Interventions With Justice-Involved Youth Keith R. Cruise, Samantha L. Morin, and Katelyn Affleck Sexual Offending: Assessment and Intervention Robert A. Prentky, Sue Righthand, and Raina Lamade VIII. Training and Ethics Training Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Professionals in Juvenile Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation Lourdes M. Rosado and Mary Ann Scali Ethical Issues in Psychology and Juvenile Justice Gerald P. Koocher and Robert T. Kinscherff Index