The blurred vision of Lady Justice for minors with mental disorders: records of the juvenile court in Belgium.

Purpose: This study examined (1) the information present in juvenile court records in Belgium (Flanders) and (2) whether there are differences in information between records that mention a mental disorder and those that do not.

Method: The file study sample included 107 court records, and we used a Pearson's chi-square test and a t-test to analyze the information within those records.

Results: Information in juvenile court records varied considerably.