California School of Professional Psychology Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology

Neil G. Ribner

John Wiley & Sons, Feb 17, 2003 - Psychology - 704 pages

The Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology is a comprehensive handbook for mental health professionals working with juveniles in the criminal justice system and in family and dependency courts. Written by a panel of experts in the field, the book focuses on the proactive prevention, accurate evaluation, and progressive treatment for delinquent juveniles and for juveniles caught in the web of a contentious divorce or in the foster care system.

Contents

• PART TWO UNDERSTANDING INCARCERATED JUVENILES: 93
• PART THREE ASSESSING JUVENILES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM: 251
• PART FOUR TREATING JUVENILES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM: 365
• PART FIVE JUVENILES IN FAMILY COURT: 471
• PART SIX JUVENILES IN DEPENDENCY COURT: 541
• The Editor: 625
• The Contributors: 627
• Name Index: 637
• Subject Index: 651

About the author

Neil Ribner is a professor, associate director of the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Program, and director of the Child Custody and Family Center at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego. He is the author of The First Session with Teenagers (Jossey-Bass, 2000).

Bibliographic information

• Title: California School of Professional Psychology Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology
• Editor: Neil G. Ribner
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003
• ISBN: 0787967785, 9780787967789
• Length: 704 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / General; Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent