SDQ Scales and Scoring Profile

SDQ Scales and Scoring Profile

Source publication
Article
Full-text available
Children bring into the justice system their past and current experiences both positive and negative. Despite this, studies show that child justice systems have limited mechanisms for screening and assessment of their psychosocial needs. This lack of internal audit mechanisms by agencies can contribute to worsening of the young person’s mental stat...

Contexts in source publication

Context 1
... scores are banded into four levels and each given threshold. The SDQ scales and scoring format are demonstrated in Table 1. The Validity and reliability of SDQ as a screening tool for psychosocial needs has been established through various studies (Collins et al, 2015;Essex, 2019). ...
Context 2
... (60%) Table 10 indicates that conduct problems were reported most by children in all three institutions with 75% in rescue centers having slightly raised scores and 60% with very high scores. All the five children screened at child protection units scored between slightly raised and very high scores. ...
Context 3
... child at the remand presented with symptoms conduct disorder. Table 11 shows that ttotal difficulty cut-offs were normal in rescue centres (94%) albeit 89% with slightly raised scores, 80% with high and 44% very high. Child protection units received 20% with high total difficulties scores and 44% with very high scores. ...

Similar publications

Article
Full-text available
This study aims to analyze and evaluate the implementation of internal auditor policies carried out by the Regional Supervisory Inspectorate (Itwasda) of the North Sulawesi Regional Police in the South Minahasa Resort Police. Internal auditors have an important role in ensuring accountability, transparency, and operational effectiveness in the poli...