4/3/2009· Jails - Prisons - Correctional Facilities
Suicides Within The Juvenile Justice System: The Need for Administrative Oversight
Suicides among youths in the United States is a national tragedy. A successful suicide by an adolescent within the juvenile justice system is both preventable and unconscionable and tends to occur as a consequence of poor or inappropriate staffing, inadequate training, and/or the lack of policy and procedure enforcement