Assessing Girls: Are There Valid Tools?

by Kids Forward | October 2, 2009

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The Girls Study Group, through OJJDP, has recently completed an analysis of a wide range of delinquency and mental health assessment tools to determine if they have been validated for use with girls. Certainly one of the key issues in working with girls in the juvenile justice system has been that all too often approaches, including assessments, have “borrowed” from what is done with boys. Fortunately, over recent years that trend has changed. So, if you are interested in a list of what assessment tools might be appropriate to use with girls, check it out!

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