Publisher's Synopsis
In Double Jeopardy,leading researcher Thomas Grisso considers the newest data on the nature of mental disorders in youth-examining, for example, their relationship to delinquency, the values and limits of various treatment methods, and common, related patterns of adolescent offending-and then charts a course for practitioners working within today's juvenile justice system.
Grisso carefully evaluates the threefold obligations of the juvenile justice system: as a custodian of children with health needs, a legal system promoting fairness in youth adjudication, and protector of public safety. Double Jeopardy provides a scientific and practical foundation for lawmakers, judges, attorneys, and mental health care professionals, as well as researchers in mental health and adolescent development.