Forensic psychiatric evaluation and reports of juvenile pushed to crime: A two-year retrospective chart review (tur)

Analysis of Substance Use and Mental Disorder Diagnoses in Adolescents with a History of Delinquency: a Cross-sectional Study

“…In 2019, 65.4% of the children were male and 34.6% were female. It has been reported in the literature that juvenile delinquency is more common among boys (Bilaç et al, 2019 ; Bilginer et al, 2012 , 2020 ; Karataş, 2020 ; Yüksel, 2019 ).…”

“…In this study, we determined that the adolescents’ age was positively correlated with substance use, and that substance use was more frequent in adolescents who were external migrants compared to non-immigrant adolescents, in those with low perceived economic status compared to those with high economic status, and in those who were not attending school compared to those who attended school. The mean age at time of offense has been reported as 14 to 15 years, with most adolescents’ first offense occurring before the age of 17 (Bilginer et al, 2012 , 2020 ; Güngör, 2013 ). It has also been stated that psychosocial factors such as adjustment problems, unemployment, and poverty encountered by adolescents and their family due to external migration can also contribute to the risk of juvenile delinquency (Güngör, 2013 ).…”

“…It is reported that juvenile delinquents frequently have one or more mental disorder diagnoses. Bilginer et al (Bilginer et al, 2020 ) found in their retrospective study that 62.3% of juvenile delinquents were diagnosed with a mental disorder, most commonly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cognitive impairment, or conduct disorder. Yüksel (Yüksel, 2019 ) also found that diagnoses of substance use disorder, ADHD, and conduct disorder were more frequent in children and adolescents with a history of juvenile delinquency.…”

“…In the literature, theft is the most common crime among child and adolescent offenders (Bilaç et al, 2014 ; Eyüboğlu & Eyüboğlu, 2018 ; Leal & Mier, 2017 ). In a retrospective study, it was reported that theft was the most common crime among 270 children and adolescents referred for forensic psychological assessment (Bilginer et al, 2012 ); in another study, the most common type of crime committed by juvenile offenders was sexual assault, followed by property damage (Bilginer et al, 2020 ). We also observed in this study that 38.3% of the adolescents perceived their economic status as low, and these adolescents had higher mean API-A total score than those who considered themselves to have a high economic status.…”

Characteristics of Children at Risk for Whom Protective and Supportive Measures are Taken and the Reasons for the Measures: A Retrospective Study

“…Various studies in the literature reported that mainly care, consultancy, and health measures were taken for- children and consultancy, health, and education measures were also taken. [10][11][12] This study found the most frequently taken measures as care measures, consultancy measures, and urgent protection decisions respectively.…”