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Results for juvenile detention (texas)
3 results foundAuthor: Pinney, Leah Title: Pepper Spray in the Texas Youth Commission: Research Review and Policy Recommendations Summary: This report summarizes the results of research on the physical and psychological impact of pepper spray on youth held in Texas state custody, as well as the potential legal ramifications of its expanded use in Texas Youth Commission facilities. Details: Austin, TX: Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2007. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 6, 2011 at: http://www.criminaljusticecoalition.org/files/userfiles/juvenilejustice/tcjc_publications/Pepper_Spray_in_TYC.pdf Year: 2007 Country: United States URL: http://www.criminaljusticecoalition.org/files/userfiles/juvenilejustice/tcjc_publications/Pepper_Spray_in_TYC.pdf Shelf Number: 121256 Keywords: Juvenile CorrectionsJuvenile Detention (Texas)Pepper Spray |
Author: Moll, Jeanette Title: Reforming Juvenile Detention in Texas Summary: Given its costs and ill effects for juveniles and families, juvenile detention should only be ordered when a youth represents a risk to the public safety. Both re-offense rates and the number of youth failing to appear have decreased in jurisdictions reducing their detention populations. Risk assessments, deferred prosecution programs, evening reporting, and specialized dockets all provide avenues for more effective juvenile rehabilitation without relying on detention. Details: Austin, TX: Texas Public Policy Foundation Policy Perspective, 2012. 12p. Source: PP14-2012: Internet Resource: Accessed September 16, 2012 at http://www.texaspolicy.com/center/effective-justice/reports/reforming-juvenile-detention-texas Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.texaspolicy.com/center/effective-justice/reports/reforming-juvenile-detention-texas Shelf Number: 126352 Keywords: Corrections Reform (Texas)Criminal Justice Reform (Texas)Juvenile Detention (Texas)Juvenile OffendersJuvenile Rehabilitation |
Author: Texans for Public Justice Title: Lax Oversight Plagues Private Prisons in Texas Summary: This report discusses prison privatization in the state of Texas, including the disastrous contract with the Geo Group to run a youth detention facility in West Texas, where state officials abruptly shuttered the Coke County Juvenile Justice Center, after discovering its squalid conditions. Details: Austin, TX: Texans for Public Justice; Grassroots Leadership, 2008. 9p. Source: Watch Your Assets, Vol. 1, No. 9: Internet Resource: Accessed September 30, 2012 at http://info.tpj.org/watchyourassets/prisons/prisons.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: http://info.tpj.org/watchyourassets/prisons/prisons.pdf Shelf Number: 126502 Keywords: Correctional Administration (Texas)Juvenile Detention (Texas)Prison Conditions (Texas)Private Prisons (Texas) |