Disruptive behavior disorders, juvenile delinquency, and disability-mediated offending: A multidisciplinary examination with clinical illustrations
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| author | Chia, Kok Hwee |
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| contents | <p>With the integration of Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD), Juvenile Delinquency (JD), and Disability-Mediated Offending (DMO) into one socio-legal cognition model, they represent three related, yet conceptually distinct, frameworks used to interpret problematic behaviors among children and adolescents. Although these socio-legal constructs frequently overlap in professional practice, they arise from different disciplinary traditions including psychiatry, criminology, developmental psychology, disability studies, and jurisprudence. This conceptual paper provides an analysis of these three frameworks and illustrates their distinctions through clinical and forensic case examples. The discussion highlights how developmental trajectories, environmental risk factors, and neurodevelopmental impairments can contribute to youth misconduct (juvenile offences). Understanding these differences is very crucial for professionals working in educational therapy, psychology, pediatrics, social services, and the justice system, as misclassification may lead either to inappropriate criminalization of disability-related behaviors or inadequate recognition of genuine delinquent intent. This paper concludes its emphasis on the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in diagnostic assessment and early intervention in order to promote more humane and effective responses to youth behavioral problems. </p> |
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| spellingShingle | Disruptive behavior disorders, juvenile delinquency, and disability-mediated offending: A multidisciplinary examination with clinical illustrations Chia, Kok Hwee Disruptive behavior disorders Juvenile delinquency Disability-mediated offending Neurodevelopmental disorders Youth behavior <p>With the integration of Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD), Juvenile Delinquency (JD), and Disability-Mediated Offending (DMO) into one socio-legal cognition model, they represent three related, yet conceptually distinct, frameworks used to interpret problematic behaviors among children and adolescents. Although these socio-legal constructs frequently overlap in professional practice, they arise from different disciplinary traditions including psychiatry, criminology, developmental psychology, disability studies, and jurisprudence. This conceptual paper provides an analysis of these three frameworks and illustrates their distinctions through clinical and forensic case examples. The discussion highlights how developmental trajectories, environmental risk factors, and neurodevelopmental impairments can contribute to youth misconduct (juvenile offences). Understanding these differences is very crucial for professionals working in educational therapy, psychology, pediatrics, social services, and the justice system, as misclassification may lead either to inappropriate criminalization of disability-related behaviors or inadequate recognition of genuine delinquent intent. This paper concludes its emphasis on the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in diagnostic assessment and early intervention in order to promote more humane and effective responses to youth behavioral problems. </p> |
| title | Disruptive behavior disorders, juvenile delinquency, and disability-mediated offending: A multidisciplinary examination with clinical illustrations |
| topic | Disruptive behavior disorders Juvenile delinquency Disability-mediated offending Neurodevelopmental disorders Youth behavior |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19416522 |