Variables which Differentiate Placement of Adolescents into Juvenile Justice or Mental Health Systems.

Westendorp, Floyd; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ338642

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Publication Date: 1986

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Variables which Differentiate Placement of Adolescents into Juvenile Justice or Mental Health Systems.

Westendorp, Floyd; And Others

Adolescence, v21 n81 p23-37 Spr 1986

A discriminant function analysis identified eight statistically significant variables which differentiated adolescents placed in mental health or juvenile justice systems. In order of decreasing importance they are: ethnicity, gender, depression, previous mental health history, productivity, drug use, parental marital history, and parental religious preference. (Author/BL)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Identification, Predictor Variables, Rehabilitation Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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