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More than 80 % of youth in juvenile justice or forensic settings report a lifetime history of exposure to at least one traumatic stressor, and the majority report multiple types of victimization, which places them at risk for severe and persistent behavioral and legal (e.g., recidivism) as well as emotional and developmental problems (Ford et al. 2013b). Youth also may be exposed to traumatic stressors while in juvenile justice supervision or facilities, compounding their traumatic stress symptoms and potentially leading them to engage in behavior (e.g., reactive aggression) that can endanger other youths and adults (Ford et al. 2012). Traumatized youth involved in juvenile justice also may appear to be sociopathic due to acquiring “callous and unemotional traits” as a result of emotional numbing (Kerig et al. 2012), leading them to be labeled as irredeemable and putting them at risk for lifelong incarceration or violent death (Teplin et al. 2005).
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Ford, J.D. (2017). Juvenile Justice and Forensic Settings: The TARGET Approach. In: Landolt, M., Cloitre, M., Schnyder, U. (eds) Evidence-Based Treatments for Trauma Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46138-0_21
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