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Author: Petrosino, Anthony

Title: Formal System Processing of Juveniles: Effects on Delinquency

Summary: Justice practitioners have tremendous discretion when handling juvenile offenders who have committed minor crimes. Police officers, district attorneys, juvenile court intake officers, juvenile and family court judges and other officials decide whether the youth should be "officially processed" by the juvenile justice system of diverted from the system to a program, counseling, other services - or simply released. An important policy question is which strategy leads to the best outcome for juveniles. When examining the impact of juvenile system processing and whether it reduces subsequent delinquency, the authors reviewed studies that included more than 7,300 juveniles across 29 experiments reported over a 35-year period. Based on the evidence presented, not only does formal processing of juveniles appear not to control crime, it actually seems to increase delinquency.

Details: Oslo: Campbell Collaboration, 2010. 88p.

Source: Cambell Systematic Reviews 2010:1, Internet Resource: Accessed February 14, 2012 at www.campbellcollaboration.org/lib/download/761/

Year: 2010

Country: United States

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Shelf Number: 118215

Keywords:
Administration of Justice
Case Management
Case Processing
Juvenile Delinquecy
Juvenile Diversion
Juvenile Offenders