Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Trauma
3. Trauma and Incarcerated Youth
3.1. Out of Custody Trauma
3.1.1. Parental Incarceration
3.1.2. Exposure to Violence
3.1.3. Poverty
3.2. In Custody Trauma
3.3. Neuropsychosocial Development
3.3.1. Neuropsychosocial Development and Risk-Taking
3.3.2. Neuropsychosocial Development and Self-Regulation
4. Trauma and Development
Self-Regulation as a Mediating Variable
5. Implications for Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice
5.1. Supporting Healthy Neuropsychosocial Development
5.2. Supporting the Goals of Juvenile Justice Systems
6. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Evans-Chase, M. Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature. Laws 2014, 3, 744-758. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws3040744
Evans-Chase M. Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature. Laws. 2014; 3(4):744-758. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws3040744
Chicago/Turabian StyleEvans-Chase, Michelle. 2014. "Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature" Laws 3, no. 4: 744-758. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws3040744
APA StyleEvans-Chase, M. (2014). Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature. Laws, 3(4), 744-758. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws3040744