The Special Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Effective Practice is a manual that has been put together to assist judges, attorneys, and other practitioners in their work with youth in the juvenile justice system who have mental health and/or other disabling conditions. It is offered free of charge to these practitioners in order to enhance the provision of more effective advocacy and treatment for this population of young people.

Special Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System includes chapters on the following:
1. Recognizing Youth with Special Needs: Challenges for Practitioners
2. Ethical Considerations for Counsel Representing Juveniles With Special Needs
3. Understanding the Needs of Youth: Identification of Disabilities and Other Significant Issues
4. Affirmative Education Rights of Youth With Disabilities Under IDEA and §504
5. Competency, Waiver of Rights, and Other Defenses
6. Essentials of an Evaluation
7. Special Education Services in Short and Long-Term Juvenile Correctional Facilities
8. Ensuring the Successful Transition of Juvenile Offenders to School, Work, and the Community
9. Recommendations for Effective Practice

[The Special Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Effective Practice]

A Project of:
Children's Law Center, Inc.
Covington, Kentucky
June 2001