Citation

Amani B, Milburn NG, Lopez S, Young-Brinn A, Castro L, Lee A, Bath E. Fam. Community Health 2018; 41(1): 55-63.

Affiliation

College of Science and Health (Dr Amani), College of Medicine (Ms Young-Brinn), and College of Science and Health (Ms Castro), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California; and UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute (Dr Bath) and Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (Drs Milburn and Lopez and Mr Lee), University of California, Los Angeles.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000172

PMID

29135795

Abstract

We conducted focus groups with defense lawyers, clinicians, and education advocates to gather their perspectives on families' experiences with the juvenile justice system. Our quantitative descriptive analysis identified a range of themes such as discussions about the poor treatment of families as well as recommendations for a shifting of power to families. These perspectives may provide insights about the context in which families are expected to participate in interventions, meet probationary demands, and provide for their youth's well-being. The results support evidence gathered from families about the impact of youth incarceration on their lives and has implications for practitioners and researchers working with families whose youth have been incarcerated.

Language: en