Lisa A. Hill PhD / Lisa AHill PhD
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Studieshaveconsistentlyconcludedthatmanypersonalitydisordersandmoreseriousmentaldisordersarebelievedtobethe resultofdysfunctionalfamilyrelationships,andveryoftenstemfromtheparent-childrelationship.Thismakessense,childreninitially learnimportantbehaviorsfromtheirfamiliesoforigin.Forexample,parentsarethefirstonestosocializetheirchildsotheycanteachtheirchildrensocializeandtosaypleaseandthankyou,taketurns,be patientetc.TheprimarypurposeofthisbookistoassurethatparentshavetheinformationtheyneedtoproperlyraisechildrenwhohavetheskillsnecessarytobesuccessfuladultsandnotendupintheCriminalJusticeSystem.Bythetimeyouthendupinthejuvenilejusticesystem,itmaybetoolate.Theybecomelabelledanoffenderormaybeevenapredator.Thatlabelgivessocietytherighttolocktheyouthupduringwhichtimetheywillbetraumatized.Sometimeswell-meaning,uninformed,andfrustratedparentsperpetuatetheirchildrenenteringthecriminaljusticesystemandevenofchildservingagenciessuchassocialservices.Whenparentsarefacedwithchildrenwhoareincorrigible,at-risk,ortheparentisunabletocareforthechildduetotheirownpersonalproblems,someparentswillwelcometheinterventionofthecriminaljusticesystemforsupport.Aftertheirchildhasbeentakenintocustody,Ihavehadparentstellme,youraisemychildbecauseIcannotdoit.Someparentsbelievethathavingaccesstoaprobationofficerwithabadgeandpowersofarrest,givesthemthereliefandrespitetheyneededtoaddresstheirchildsdestructivebehavior.Mythreedecadesofexperienceworkingwithyouthandparentsinthecriminaljusticerevealedthat,inmostcases,probationandsocialservicesinterventiondonotmakeyouthbetter.Converselyformostyouth,theirexperiencewithsocialservicesandprobationdepartmentshasresultedinongoingdelinquencyandtheyouthtransitioningintotheadultCriminalJusticeSystem.However,goodparentingisthegatekeepertothecriminaljusticesystem.