Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

10.17226/9747 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Juvenile Crime

Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice

2018 ◽  
pp. 265-276
Author(s):  
Julian V. Roberts ◽  
Loretta J. Stalans
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Juvenile Crime

Differential Effects of Juvenile Justice Reform on Incarceration Rates of the States

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund F. McGarrell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Juvenile Crime ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Juvenile Incarceration ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
Political Choices ◽  
The 1960S

Since the 1960s, juvenile justice systems in the United States have faced divergent calls for reform. Included have been demands to deinstitutionalize as well as demands to “get tough” on juvenile crime. This article examines the wide variation across the states in the use of incarceration in public facilities from the mid-1970s to 1987. The findings suggest that the level of change in juvenile incarceration rates is determined by a range of political, social structural, and bureaucratic factors. These factors appear to have led to varying political choices within the states, either supporting or disfavoring incarceration in public facilities.

scholarly journals Juvenile Justice as a Guarantee for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Sergey E. Smirnykh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Juvenile Crime ◽  
Delinquency Prevention ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right

The article deals with the issues of international legal cooperation in the sphere of juvenile justice as a guarantee of juvenile delinquency prevention. It is stated that one of the most important rights of children in the sphere of juvenile crime prevention is the right of children for protection from crime and its harmful consequences. The world community and individual states need to prevent children’s contact with criminals, who have a particularly negative impact on children, given their special needs related to their age and development. Prevention of juvenile delinquency should be aimed at preventing the involvement of juveniles in criminal activities. Juvenile justice is the most effective way to prevent juvenile delinquency.

scholarly journals Steps towards improving the system of records, collection and monitoring of data relevant to statistics within the system of juvenile justice in the Republic of Serbia

Temida ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Ivana Stevanovic
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Juvenile Crime ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Basic Set ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Global Indicators ◽  
Automated Record Keeping

The paper emphasises the importance of ?good statistics of juvenile justice? as one of the basis for a clearer overview of the juvenile crime situation, in order to create unique policies at local and national levels for the suppression and prevention of this phenomenon, and to create appropriate areas for action in terms of improving the system reform. The author particularly gives a review of the ?Global Indicators in Juvenile Justice? which present the basic set of data and comparative tool that provides a basis for the assessment and evaluation of services and policies in the field of juvenile justice, and highlights the importance of compatibility of ?national indicators? with them. Particular attention in the paper has been devoted to the overview and analysis of the necessary measures to improve this field, that were prepared and delivered to the relevant ministries and institutions by the Council for Monitoring and Promoting the work of Bodies Engaged in Criminal Proceeding and Enforcement of Juvenile Criminal Sanctions Involving Juveniles - Juvenile Justice Council (hereinafter: the Council). It was pointed, first of all, at the suggestions made by the Council to the Ministry of Justice with the aim to improve the Program for automated record keeping, at the necessary changes of the Court rules, and certain amendments to Forms SK- 3 and SK- 4 of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia were presented.

Is a Minimum Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction a Necessary Protection? A Case Study in the State of California

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (14) ◽  
pp. 1976-1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura S. Abrams ◽  
Elizabeth S. Barnert ◽  
Matthew L. Mizel ◽  
Isaac Bryan ◽  
Lynn Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
The State ◽  
Juvenile Crime ◽  
Central Question ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Crime Data ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Status Offenses

Several U.S. states are considering setting or raising a minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction. However, there is scant evidence to suggest if a state minimum age law would protect children from developmentally inappropriate proceedings beyond existing capacity and competency statutes. To address this central question, this case study focuses on the state of California and considers (a) existing state laws, (b) state juvenile crime data, and (c) opinions of diverse juvenile justice stakeholders. Triangulated analysis found that a low number of California children below the age of 12 years are petitioned in juvenile court and most are referred for misdemeanor or status offenses. Existing legal protections are present yet inconsistently implemented. A minimum age law would address some of these policy gaps.

The Impact of Demographic Variables on Public Opinion Regarding Juvenile Justice: Implications for Public Policy

1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira M. Schwartz ◽  
Shenyang Guo ◽  
John J. Kerbs
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Juvenile Crime ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Punitive Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic

This article examines data from a 1991 national public opinion survey on attitudes toward juvenile crime/justice. Specifically, it explores the relationship between demographic variables and opinions toward trying juveniles in adult courts, giving them adult sentences, and sentencing them to adult prisons. The findings indicate that a majority of typical respondents favor trying juveniles in adult courts for serious felonies. Additionally, punitive attitudes toward juveniles decrease up to a certain age, usually around 50, and then increase. Findings also show that African-American parents are more supportive of punitive juvenile justice policies than other racial/ethnic groups with and without children.

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