Gathering Information- Article 3 Notes

Emily P.

Mrs. Zurkowski

English 1 Greens

September 22, 2010

Gathering Information- Article 3 Notes

            “Comorbidity is common among youths in juvenile detention.” Pamphlet by: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Vol. 19. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2004. 14. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 27 Sept. 2010.

·         “On a typical day in the United States, roughly 109,000 youths under age 18 are in jail.”

·         “These teens have problems beyond their involvement with the law: Research suggests that, much more often than the general population, they are challenged by mental disorders and co-occurring abuse of alcohol and other substances.”

·         A huge amount of adolescents have mental disorders.

·         Most juvenile crimes result from mental disorders.

·         Out of 1,829 people under the age of 18, about 600 of them proved to have some sort of mental disorder.

·         This shows how much mental disorders can develop more crimes in society.

·         A recent study shows that mental disorders occur more in females then in males.

·         People are saying that we need to research this more in order to help prevent it.

·         If we become more aware, then we may be able to help this situation.

·         Out of 874 females and males, the mental disorders were very bad.

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