Juvenile Risk and Needs Assessment: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice

This book takes a comprehensive, analytic approach to understanding Juvenile Risk and Needs Assessment (JRNA), covering elements relevant to how the practice affects youths’ cases and the juvenile justice system. The work draws on both analysis of the extensive research on risk and needs assessment in the juvenile justice system as well as data from the authors’ recent work in the area.

Authors Sullivan and Childs have extensive experience in teaching about and doing research on the juvenile...