Abstract
Unless states can provide a way to identify these youth at an earlier stage, intervene, and provide meaningful and effective treatment, the future of those youths as well as the public safety is in jeopardy. Research has shown, as illustrated by Utah's C3 Court, that a comprehensive and collaborative approach to treating these kids can "reduce both crime and costs in the long run while improving (and even saving) the lives of young people today." If states do nothing however, not only do those states fail the youth that they are supposed to rehabilitate, but the state also "fails the public, which remains at risk when the disturbed youth is released without effective mental health intervention."
Recommended Citation
Nicholls, Brian Jay
(2009)
"Justice in the Darkness: Mental Health and the Juveniie Justice System,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2009:
No.
2, Article 32.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2009/iss2/32