NUMBER 441• 29 JANUARY 2004 • YOUNG OFFENDERS INDEX OF
QUOTESReferences Juvenile delinquency is a problem, for both
society and the juvenile offenders themselves and the costs
involved for recovery, monitoring and treatment are immense.
Because of its social implications, juvenile delinquency is also
the focus of attention in scientific research (see e.g. review
by Loeber, Slot, & Sergeant, 200 la). One of the problem areas
in detecting young offenders is the lack of adequate screening
methods (Loeber, Slot & Sergeant, 2001b). The screening may be
directed to either detecting potential youth offenders or
classifying young offenders into categories to determine
appropriate punitive measures (Scholte & Dorelijers, 2001).
According to Scholte and Dorelijers (ibid.) screening of
potential offenders is crucial to deal with juvenile
delinquency, as the right preventive programs should be tuned to
the right group at risk. In order to treat juvenile offenders,
sound screening methods and subsequent diagnosis should b