Juvenile Justice
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The termination of parental rights of parents with mental disabilities is a growing and crucial issue. In 2010, an estimated 45.9 million adults in the U.S. had experienced a mental illness in the past year. This represents 20% of the... more
At national, state, and local levels, there is increasing recognition of the importance of identifying and responding to the mental health needs of youths in the juvenile justice system, as policymakers and practitioners struggle to find... more
In France, the justice system for minors, since the government edict of 2nd February 1945, has been distinguished officially from others by the importance attached to applying an " educative " rather than " repressive " approach. This... more
This research analyzes changes made by a juvenile court over five years toward the progressive inclusion of victims as “stakeholders” within the implementation and development of restorative justice practices. Beginning in 1999, the Clark... more
O trabalho discute como a Doutrina da Proteção Integral opera na América Latina, cuja tônica é marcada pela falta de expectativas educacionais e de inserção no mundo do trabalho, principalmente para os que habitam as periferias... more
Exclusionary discipline practices have made schools among the primary referral sources to the juvenile justice system, helping create and perpetuate the school-to-prison pipeline. To dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in... more
O artigo estuda as propostas legislativas brasileiras relativas à punição juvenil à luz da jurisprudência da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos. Nesse sentido, é apresentado um breve painel acerca da conformidade constitucional e... more
Most risk management activity in the healthcare sector is retrospective, based on learning from experience. This is feasible where the risks are routine, but emergency operations plans (EOP) guide the response to events that are both high... more
Westbrook Farm Home for Boys in Queensland, Australia, existed in various forms for over one hundred years. As such, it offers a valuable window into Australian approaches to managing and reforming boys through the twentieth century. The... more
THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF all court appearances and police cautions in New South Wales during 1990. In 83 per cent of these cases the authors have identified the Aboriginality of the accused and this... more
In this volume, the aesthetic contours of literacies and communication are explored through a collection of chapters authored by educators, emerging and established researchers, youth researchers, and teaching artists whose lives... more
Youths under 18 years get trapped into the Juvenile Justice System after being suspected of committing a delinquent or criminal act. The United States tops in Juvenile arrests in the world. States like West Virginia, Alaska, Oregon, South... more
In 2003, the Federal government provided funds to 69 state agencies to implement reentry programs for adult and juvenile prisoners. The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) programs partner correctional or juvenile... more
O artigo discute influências das escolas criminológicas no Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente – ECA a partir do recorte da responsabilização de adolescentes. Devido a esse quadro foi possível identificar ambiguidades no texto legal a... more
Allocating limited mental health resources is a challenge for juvenile justice facilities. We evaluated the clinical utility of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Version 2 (MAYSI-2)—an instrument designed to aid in this... more
Maltreated and child welfare-involved youth are over-represented in juvenile justice systems. These youth are at a greater risk of serious offending and justice system entrenchment relative to their non-maltreated peers. Understanding... more
Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention included, as a requirement for a state to receive Federal Formula Grants, the determination of whether disproportionate minority confinement existed... more
The beliefs of police, as the point of first contact with the justice system, may help to explain disproportionate minority contact between police and young people. Color‐blind racial beliefs, a form of implicit racism in which racial... more
Although juvenile delinquency is a problem that must be attacked from all angles, one part of the problem is a lack of easy access to oral contraception. Because the vast majority of teenage pregnancies are unintended they can be delayed... more