Book chapter
Balancing Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Considerations When Managing Suicidality in Research With Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth
Psychology, Law, and the Wellbeing of Children
15 Jan 2014
Abstract
Suicidality is a major public health problem and adolescent offenders are at elevated risk. Social science researchers who conduct clinical research studies with this population are likely to encounter participants who display suicidal thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. This chapter discusses the legal, ethical, and clinical considerations for researchers who work with juvenile justice-involved youth. Researchers face unique challenges in responding to suicidality among delinquent youth because of these youths’ characteristics, the settings in which the research is conducted, the extent of data collected, the limits to interactions with the youth, and the needs of the research study. Despite the risks, there has been little legal guidance (e.g., court cases) directly informing researchers. This chapter discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for researchers about determining and responding to suicide risk among study participants. Such steps can help protect the wellbeing of juveniles entrenched in the legal system.
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- Title
- Balancing Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Considerations When Managing Suicidality in Research With Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth
- Creators
- Christy L GiallellaDavid DeMatteoNaomi E. S Goldstein
- Publication Details
- Psychology, Law, and the Wellbeing of Children
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; New York
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Other Identifier
- 991020531991604721