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frankwu

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Desai and colleague claim that 95 percent of youths in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable psychiatric or substance abuse disorder.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Describe what a normal written predisposition report contains?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following points:
 The report contains background information on defendants that helps judges make individualized decisions.
 It contains a description of the referral incident, the youth's past conduct, prior contacts with the police and courts, and family environment and relationships.
 Information on the youth's employment history, school records, interests, and activities is also collected.
 If police officers have information on special problems of the youth or if special needs of the youth are discovered, these are included in the report.
 It draws up a plan for what the youth needs and how he or she can be best helped.




frankwu

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Reply 2 on: Aug 17, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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