ABSTRACT
The multiculturally diverse and frequently socioeconomically disadvantaged population of youth involved with the juvenile or adult criminal justice systems present with an array of distinctive assessment and intervention needs (United Nations, n.d.; United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines), 1990). Such youth also tend to both present with and encounter a range of barriers to accessing needed interventions services. Some have suggested greater utilisation of various technologies to supplement traditional juvenile forensic evaluation practices and improve access to and individual tailoring of various intervention services for justice-involved youth (e-mental health). Interested disciplines have thus far developed, discussed, or investigated four types of e-mental health for juvenile justice. In this chapter, we review the available literature concerning applications of these four types of technology; offer recommendations for future research, practice, and policy; and remain mindful of pressing questions about multicultural diversity.
