Justice Involved Youth and Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial-Handout: Slides

Handout: Slides

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This document appears to be a transcript or notes from a presentation or webinar about justice-involved youth and juvenile competency. The presentation touches on the history of the juvenile justice system in the United States, current headlines involving juvenile offenders, statistics on arrests of juveniles, racial disparities in the system, and key terms related to juvenile justice. The speaker also discusses the concept of competency to stand trial for juveniles and the factors considered in determining competency. Competency restoration, possible outcomes for juveniles found incompetent, and references for further reading are also mentioned. The document ends with information about an upcoming webinar on perinatal mental health.

Keywords

justice-involved youth

juvenile competency

juvenile justice system

United States

juvenile offenders

arrests of juveniles

racial disparities

key terms

competency to stand trial

competency restoration