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5 results foundAuthor: Coalition for Juvenile Justice Title: A Pivotal Moment: Sustaining the Success and Enhancing the Future of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Summary: This national report, based on survey responses from 53 distinct U.S. states and territories, explores the current state of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and effectively argues for a recommitment by the U.S. government to nationwide delinquency prevention and justice reform efforts. Details: Washington, DC: Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2009. 70p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 117667 Keywords: Juvenile Justice (U.S.)Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (UJuvenile Justice Reform (U.S.) |
Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office Title: Juvenile Justice: DOJ Is Enhancing Information on Effective Programs, but Could Better Assess the Utility of This Information Summary: State juvenile justice systems in the U.S. face critical problems when it comes to juvenile delinquency issues such as reentry and substance abuse. This report reviews juvenile reentry and substance abuse program research and efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide information on effective programs (i.e., whether a program achieves its intended goal) and cost-beneficial programs. This report addresses (1) expert opinion and available research on these types of reentry and substance abuse programs, (2) the extent to which OJJDP assesses its efforts to disseminate information on effective programs, and (3) OJJDP's plans to accomplish its research and evaluation goals. Details: Washington, DC: GAO, 2009. 60p. Source: GAO-10-125 Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 117747 Keywords: Juvenile Justice (U.S.)Juvenile Reentry (U.S. )Juvenile Substance Abuse (U.S. )Juveniles |
Author: International Association of Chiefs of Police Title: Juvenile Justice Training Needs Assessment: A Survey of Law Enforcement Summary: In early 2011, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conducted the Juvenile Justice Training Needs Assessment Survey of law enforcement around the nation to identify challenges and training needs facing law enforcement in addressing juvenile crime, delinquency and victimization. The survey identifies law enforcement challenges, needs and priorities relating to juvenile justice. There were 672 responses to this national survey from participants representing 404 law enforcement agencies from 49 states and the District of Columbia. Participants represented agencies of varying sizes from rural, suburban, and urban geographic areas. The Juvenile Justice Needs Assessment Survey revealed various challenges that law enforcement face within their departments and the broader criminal justice system that are barriers to effectively addressing juvenile crime, delinquency and victimization. The survey identified the most pressing issues and concerns facing law enforcement agencies relating to juvenile crime, delinquency and victimization as: 1. Substance Abuse 2. Abuse (physical, sexual and/or emotional) 3. Juvenile Repeat Offenders 4. Bullying/Cyberbullying 5. Gangs 6. Internet Crimes involving juveniles/youth (as perpetrator/victim) 7. Runaways 8. School Safety Details: Alexandria, VA: IACP, 45p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 26, 2011 at: http://www.theiacp.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Vy2Y7Xk815U%3d&tabid=87 Year: 0 Country: United States URL: http://www.theiacp.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Vy2Y7Xk815U%3d&tabid=87 Shelf Number: 122490 Keywords: Juvenile Justice (U.S.)Juvenile OffendersLaw EnforcementPolice Training |
Author: Butts, Jeffrey A. Title: Positive Youth Justice: Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development Summary: The concepts and principles of positive youth development (PYD) offer valuable guidance for the design of interventions for youthful offenders. Unfortunately, few programs draw on PYD principles, often for very good reasons. We believe that can change. The most common approaches to PYD presume that young people possess conventional attitudes and a ready willingness to cooperate with pro-social peers and adults. These are not qualities that one finds in abundance among youth involved with the juvenile court and the larger juvenile justice system. Almost by definition, court-involved youth have a greater inclination than do other youth to violate rules, disregard convention and defy authority. A positive youth development framework for these youth would have to be different from a framework designed for more conventional or normative youth. Some features of PYD models may be relevant for young offenders, but which ones? Which aspects of PYD are likely to be effective with youth who have already engaged in anti-social or illegal behavior? Is there a way to adapt the general principles of PYD for use in a justice environment? The premise of this report is that PYD could, and should be adapted for justice-involved youth. In fact, PYD might be well suited as a principal theory of habilitation and rehabilitation for young offenders. Other treatments and approaches will continue to be necessary as a supplemental response to particular subsets of youth in the justice system. Youth who commit violent acts, for example, will always prompt a strong response from law enforcement and corrections. Yet, punishment and deterrence are not effective strategies for helping youth to succeed at school and work. Young people with drug dependencies need high-quality substance abuse treatments, although drug treatment programs cannot prepare them to meet every type of challenge they are likely to face in life. Youth with mental health problems need specialized interventions, but such programs are clearly not sufficient by themselves as a means of ensuring a successful transition to adulthood. All justice-involved youth, even those who require some of these specialized treatments, need basic supports and opportunities if they are to avoid future criminality and learn to lead positive, productive adult lives. Where should justice authorities turn to design such interventions? We suggest that PYD could be an effective framework for designing general interventions for young offenders. A positive youth development framework would encourage youth justice systems to focus on protective factors as well as risk factors, strengths as well as problems, and broader efforts to facilitate successful transitions to adulthood for justice-involved youth. In this report, we propose such a framework for youth justice interventions. That framework is Positive Youth Justice. The Positive Youth Justice Model (Model) includes 12 key components depicted as a 2 by 6 matrix. Each cell in the matrix represents the interaction of two key assets needed by all youth: (1) learning/doing, and (2) attaching/belonging. Each asset should be developed within the context of six separate life domains (work, education, relationships, community, health, and creativity). Our goals in this report are to introduce and explain the Positive Youth Justice Model by: • Briefly reviewing the research literature about adolescent development and youth justice interventions; • Identifying key theoretical and empirical findings that are supportive of a positive youth development framework; • Exploring how youth justice practitioners use positive youth development concepts to build interventions for young offenders; • Examining the array of concepts related to positive youth development and reducing them to a smaller, more workable set of key components that could be applied in justice settings; and • Considering how the Positive Youth Justice Model could be used to design interventions and create outcome measures for youth justice agencies. Details: Washington, DC: Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2010. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 10, 2011 at: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_390.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_390.pdf Shelf Number: 122689 Keywords: Juvenile Justice (U.S.)Juvenile Offenders, RehabilitationPositive Youth Development |
Author: Ravoira, L., Patino Lydia, V., Graziano, J., Glesmann, C., & Baker, P. Title: Voices From the Field: Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions Summary: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has partnered with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) Center for Girls and Young Women to create the National Girls Institute (NGI). The purpose of the NGI is to provide training and technical assistance to prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare programs for atrisk and delinquent girls across the nation. In addition to training and technical assistance, the institute will disseminate information; collaborate with researchers and program developers; form partnerships with federal, state, tribal, and local agencies; and develop policy. OJJDP and NGI are committed to listening to the voices of girls, parents/caregivers, and key stakeholders from diverse rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities to inform the priorities of the NGI. To that end, NGI representatives conducted 64 “listening sessions” across the country. One of the most critical aims of the listening sessions was to assess the current training, technical assistance, and informational needs of state, tribal, and local entities serving girls and their families. Through the listening sessions, the NGI also sought to identify strategies and practices that work best with girls—and those that are ineffective or even harmful— to inform development of standards of care. This report details the results and implications of the listening sessions, and sets forth a series of recommendations for NGI, OJJDP, and the field. NCCD’s partnership with OJJDP is a critical next step to expand and deepen work regarding girls within states and local jurisdictions as well as with private organizations. Details: Jacksonville, FL: National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Center for Girls and Young Women. 32p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 11, 2012 at: http://www.nccdglobal.org/sites/default/files/publication_pdf/ngi-listening-sessions-report.pdf Year: 0 Country: United States URL: http://www.nccdglobal.org/sites/default/files/publication_pdf/ngi-listening-sessions-report.pdf Shelf Number: 126673 Keywords: Delinquency PreventionFemale Juvenile OffendersJuvenile Justice (U.S.) |