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Joe is a 17-year old-male who has been charged with the attempted murder of three police officers. Because of the seriousness of his offense, Joe has been transferred to adult court. Joe has no prior arrest history or any legal involvement in the juvenile or adult legal system. Although Joe was described as “outgoing and friendly” during his elementary school years, during his high school years he was noted to become extremely withdrawn and aloof. He stopped socializing with others and by the time he was age 16, he was failing all of his classes.
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Scott, C.L., Soulier, M. (2012). Juveniles and Criminal Responsibility Evaluations. In: Grigorenko, E. (eds) Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0905-2_6
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