| The upcoming issue of the Correctional Mental Health Report contains the article Advancing Our Understanding of Disproportionate Minority Contact: The Special Role of Educational Risks. This article continues a series of articles that discusses the utilization of the GRAD in juvenile courts across the nation. This particular article highlights the role that educational issues, accountability, and family factors play in predicting recidivistic activity among White and African American male and female youth coming to the attention of the juvenile court. Readers get an opportunity to preview findings related to the associations among educational risks and ecological factors concerning family, delinquent peers, and mental health issues. View an excerpt from the introduction. |
