RT Article
T1 Racial/ethnic differences in mental health and drug treatment among juvenile arrestees
JF Journal of crime and justice
VO 41
IS 4
SP 398
OP 409
A1 Lopez, Vera 1971-
A2 Nuño, Lidia
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1728049741
AB The purpose of this study was to test for racial/ethnic differences in drug and mental health treatment-related perceptions and experiences among a sample of 377 juvenile arrestees. Bivariate analyses revealed that white juvenile arrestees reported receiving more past drug treatment and mental health messages than black, Latino, and ‘other’ juvenile arrestees. They were also more likely to perceive a need for mental health treatment than Latinos and other racial/ethnic minority arrestees. No racial/ethnic differences were found for past mental health treatment or perceive need for drug treatment. Multivariate analyses revealed that Latinos were less likely than white youth to perceive a need for mental health treatment; and other racial/ethnic minority youth were less likely than white youth to have ever received drug treatment even after controlling for demographic variables and risk factors. Practice implications are discussed.
K1 Race/ethnicity
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Treatment
DO 10.1080/0735648X.2018.1440249