Adolescent Girls with Mental Health Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
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justice system is also reflected in other areas. In 1997, most girls who were adjudicated delinquent were placed on probation (60%) or in a residential setting (22%). Between 1988 and 1997, the number of cases resulting in probation or residential placement increased by over 100 percent, and the number of female cases that involved detention increased by 65 percent, surpassing the increase in detention rates for males (Porter, 2000).
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