Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice: A Guidebook for
... The primary purpose of this Guide is to provide a structure for jurisdictions, juvenile probation or centralized statewide agencies striving to implement risk assessment or to improve their current risk assessment practices. Risk assessment in this Guide refers to the practice of using a structured ...
... The primary purpose of this Guide is to provide a structure for jurisdictions, juvenile probation or centralized statewide agencies striving to implement risk assessment or to improve their current risk assessment practices. Risk assessment in this Guide refers to the practice of using a structured ...
General Strain Theory and Bullying Victimization
... Characteristics of strain most likely to lead to delinquency. After much criticism, Agnew (2001) expanded his theory by identifying four characteristics of strains that are most likely to result in crime. Strains are criminogenic when they are seen as unjust, are perceived high in magnitude, are ass ...
... Characteristics of strain most likely to lead to delinquency. After much criticism, Agnew (2001) expanded his theory by identifying four characteristics of strains that are most likely to result in crime. Strains are criminogenic when they are seen as unjust, are perceived high in magnitude, are ass ...
B l u e p r i n t ... A C o m p r e h... I d e n t i f i c a...
... We thank the following consultants who provided us with expert guidance during the study design, implementation, and analysis phases, including Gail Wasserman and Larkin McReynolds of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Columbia University; Steve Banks of The Bristo ...
... We thank the following consultants who provided us with expert guidance during the study design, implementation, and analysis phases, including Gail Wasserman and Larkin McReynolds of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Columbia University; Steve Banks of The Bristo ...
parental involvement practices of juvenile courts
... addressing, and remedying, the underlying problems that may have led to the child’s delinquent acts. The debate over taking intrusive actions against parents who may, or may not, have had the ability to control their children was just beginning. Yet no one in the juvenile justice field appeared to ...
... addressing, and remedying, the underlying problems that may have led to the child’s delinquent acts. The debate over taking intrusive actions against parents who may, or may not, have had the ability to control their children was just beginning. Yet no one in the juvenile justice field appeared to ...
vitae - University of Cincinnati
... 2009 – Principal Investigator, Consulting, Training, Development, and Evaluation Services. Funded by the Ohio Department of Youth Services ($536,500). 2009 – Principal Investigator, Lucas County Family Drug Court Evaluation. Funded by Lucas County Juvenile Court ($45,000). 2009 – Co-Principal Invest ...
... 2009 – Principal Investigator, Consulting, Training, Development, and Evaluation Services. Funded by the Ohio Department of Youth Services ($536,500). 2009 – Principal Investigator, Lucas County Family Drug Court Evaluation. Funded by Lucas County Juvenile Court ($45,000). 2009 – Co-Principal Invest ...
PART I - Florida Courts
... (a) To provide judicial and other procedures to assure due process through which children and other interested parties are assured fair hearings by a respectful and respected court or other tribunal and the recognition, protection, and enforcement of their constitutional and other legal rights, whil ...
... (a) To provide judicial and other procedures to assure due process through which children and other interested parties are assured fair hearings by a respectful and respected court or other tribunal and the recognition, protection, and enforcement of their constitutional and other legal rights, whil ...
rules of juvenile court procedure
... COURT is the Court of Common Pleas, a court of record, which is assigned to hear juvenile delinquency matters. Court shall include masters when they are permitted to hear cases under these rules and magisterial district judges when issuing an arrest warrant pursuant to Rule 210. Juvenile Court shall ...
... COURT is the Court of Common Pleas, a court of record, which is assigned to hear juvenile delinquency matters. Court shall include masters when they are permitted to hear cases under these rules and magisterial district judges when issuing an arrest warrant pursuant to Rule 210. Juvenile Court shall ...
Quick Reference Guide to the Juvenile Justice System in South
... Children have special needs and are treated differently than adults by the court system. In South Carolina, the family court has jurisdiction over children charged with criminal and status offenses. Status offenses are those offenses which would not be a crime if committed by an adult, such as incor ...
... Children have special needs and are treated differently than adults by the court system. In South Carolina, the family court has jurisdiction over children charged with criminal and status offenses. Status offenses are those offenses which would not be a crime if committed by an adult, such as incor ...
Criminology Therapy and Comparative
... criminal record. LCP offenders are aptly named because they begin displaying antisocial behaviors in childhood and persist with such behaviors throughout the remainder of their life. Approximately 5% of all adolescents (almost all of whom are male) are LCP offenders, but they account for the vast ma ...
... criminal record. LCP offenders are aptly named because they begin displaying antisocial behaviors in childhood and persist with such behaviors throughout the remainder of their life. Approximately 5% of all adolescents (almost all of whom are male) are LCP offenders, but they account for the vast ma ...
A Profile of the Macoupin County Criminal and Juvenile Justice
... Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to document the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the criminal justice system’s response to these offenses. As a result of these efforts, the Authority has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime i ...
... Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to document the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the criminal justice system’s response to these offenses. As a result of these efforts, the Authority has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime i ...
A Profile of the Massac County Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
... Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to document the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the criminal justice system’s response to these offenses. As a result of these efforts, the Authority has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime i ...
... Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to document the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the criminal justice system’s response to these offenses. As a result of these efforts, the Authority has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime i ...
A Profile of the Saline County Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
... Although these eight offenses do not account for all crimes reported to the police, they are considered to be the most serious, frequent, pervasive, and consistently defined by different law enforcement agencies. An indicator of the workload that law enforcement agencies place on other components of ...
... Although these eight offenses do not account for all crimes reported to the police, they are considered to be the most serious, frequent, pervasive, and consistently defined by different law enforcement agencies. An indicator of the workload that law enforcement agencies place on other components of ...
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
... 4 in this section shall be construed to require a court to re5 duce any sentence pursuant to this section. ...
... 4 in this section shall be construed to require a court to re5 duce any sentence pursuant to this section. ...
Adolescent Criminal Responsibility, Proportionality, and Sentencing
... Effects of State Direct File Waiver Laws on Violent Juvenile Crime: Deterrence or Irrelevance?,96 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 1451, 1467-68 (2006) (reporting states that adopted prosecutorial direct file laws, analyzing juvenile arrest rates before and after adoption, and concluding that such laws hav ...
... Effects of State Direct File Waiver Laws on Violent Juvenile Crime: Deterrence or Irrelevance?,96 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 1451, 1467-68 (2006) (reporting states that adopted prosecutorial direct file laws, analyzing juvenile arrest rates before and after adoption, and concluding that such laws hav ...
juvenile practice is not child`s play juvenile
... been sent there for nonviolent offenses.5 Early incarceration can be harmful to child development and can sometimes lead to adult incarceration.6 Research has repeatedly proven that intensive habilitation/rehabilitation and treatment in a juvenile’s home or community not only yields lower rates of r ...
... been sent there for nonviolent offenses.5 Early incarceration can be harmful to child development and can sometimes lead to adult incarceration.6 Research has repeatedly proven that intensive habilitation/rehabilitation and treatment in a juvenile’s home or community not only yields lower rates of r ...
`Restorative Justice as a Unifying Force for Child Justice
... Tanenhaus ((2004) 49-54) explains that the issue of private hearings was controversial. The original supporters of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act 1899 had wanted the courts to be closed to the public in order to protect the privacy of the children and families. This was criticised on the basis that ...
... Tanenhaus ((2004) 49-54) explains that the issue of private hearings was controversial. The original supporters of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act 1899 had wanted the courts to be closed to the public in order to protect the privacy of the children and families. This was criticised on the basis that ...
juvenile transfer to criminal court study: final report
... The heart of this study is a comparison of outcomes between a carefully matched sample of youth who were transferred to adult criminal court with those who were retained in Florida’s Juvenile Justice System. Through an exhaustive case file review process, these pairs of youth were matched on age, ge ...
... The heart of this study is a comparison of outcomes between a carefully matched sample of youth who were transferred to adult criminal court with those who were retained in Florida’s Juvenile Justice System. Through an exhaustive case file review process, these pairs of youth were matched on age, ge ...
Justice policy reform for high-risk juveniles: Using
... the subpopulation and phase of life where crime is concentrated. Less than 10% of the population accounts for the majority of criminal behavior (Piquero et al. 2003). That is, a small group of highrate offenders is frequently (if not persistently) involved in crime. Moreover, across life phases, pop ...
... the subpopulation and phase of life where crime is concentrated. Less than 10% of the population accounts for the majority of criminal behavior (Piquero et al. 2003). That is, a small group of highrate offenders is frequently (if not persistently) involved in crime. Moreover, across life phases, pop ...
FFT referenser - FFT
... Aktan, G. B. Kumpfer, K. L., & Turner, C. W. (1996). Effectiveness of a family skills training program for substance use prevention with inner city African-American families. Substance Use and Misuse. Alverado, R., Kendall,K., Beesley S., & Lee-Cavaness, C.(2000). StrengtheningAmerica´s families: Mo ...
... Aktan, G. B. Kumpfer, K. L., & Turner, C. W. (1996). Effectiveness of a family skills training program for substance use prevention with inner city African-American families. Substance Use and Misuse. Alverado, R., Kendall,K., Beesley S., & Lee-Cavaness, C.(2000). StrengtheningAmerica´s families: Mo ...
Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice Settings
... and Dr. Robert Kinscherff of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ). These guidelines are not meant to imply that the implementation process is always linear, with one step following another; rather, it is to lay out the landscape of activities as comprehensively and cle ...
... and Dr. Robert Kinscherff of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ). These guidelines are not meant to imply that the implementation process is always linear, with one step following another; rather, it is to lay out the landscape of activities as comprehensively and cle ...
California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low
... particularly influenced by cultural factors—has fallen from a peak of 600 per year in the 1970s to a low of 173 in 2011. Other sex offenses such as sexual assault and lewd conduct also show large declines even as the youth population grew rapidly. 2. Factors that may contribute to California’s youth ...
... particularly influenced by cultural factors—has fallen from a peak of 600 per year in the 1970s to a low of 173 in 2011. Other sex offenses such as sexual assault and lewd conduct also show large declines even as the youth population grew rapidly. 2. Factors that may contribute to California’s youth ...
Its effect on gangs - Helping Gang Youth
... populations, these counties' Juvenile Court judges had no choice but to send large numbers of out-of-control youths to the Youth Authority. Children who lived in these counties during the early and mid-1990's and who suffered the effects of parental abuse, neglect, or ineffectiveness were easily ov ...
... populations, these counties' Juvenile Court judges had no choice but to send large numbers of out-of-control youths to the Youth Authority. Children who lived in these counties during the early and mid-1990's and who suffered the effects of parental abuse, neglect, or ineffectiveness were easily ov ...
Crimes Against Children by Babysitters
... The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improving the justice system’s response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are at increased risk for crime victimization. Not only are children the victims of many of the same crimes that victim ...
... The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improving the justice system’s response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are at increased risk for crime victimization. Not only are children the victims of many of the same crimes that victim ...
The Globalization of Juvenile Justice
... Gordon A. Crews is a Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology at Marshall University (WV). He earned a Ph.D. in Education/Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina (SC). Dr. Crews has myriad current research interests/efforts in ...
... Gordon A. Crews is a Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology at Marshall University (WV). He earned a Ph.D. in Education/Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina (SC). Dr. Crews has myriad current research interests/efforts in ...