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Criminal
Justice in America
Chapter 20: Juvenile Corrections |
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Options for Placing Juvenile Offenders Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders (Text) (PDF) A 1997 OJJDP report on boot camp programs. Juvenile Boot Camps A fact sheet on boot camps. Juvenile Info Network News on juvenile justice corrections. Implementation of the Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Program Overview of intensive aftercare and description of its implementation in various sites. California Youth Authority The California Youth Authority is the largest youthful offender agency in the nation. Department of Youth Services The Department of Youth Services, the juvenile justice agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Let His Children Go Review of Jerome Miller's Last One over the Wall: The Massachusetts Experiment in Closing Reform Schools, his story of how he closed the large training schools in Massachusetts. National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Headed by Jerome Miller, the former director of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, NCIA is an organization devoted to reforming American correctional systems. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency A non-profit organization that conducts research and promotes reform of the juvenile justice system. Problems With Locking Up Juveniles Children in Adult Jails Examples of disastrous results of housing juveniles with adults. Housing Juveniles In Adult Facilities is Dangerous A short report to the House Judiciary Committee. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act created the OJJDP. At Home Plus Associated Marine Institutes This non-profit specializes in marine- and wilderness-based juvenile rehabilitation programs. Key Program This non-profit provides juvenile services throughout New England. Transfer to Adult Court From Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change. Should teens who commit serious crime be tried and sentenced as children or adults? A PBS Frontline look at juvenile cases, statistics, and facts on this issue. Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court in the 1990s: Lessons Learned Overview of waiver and the experience of different jurisdictions. ACLU Fact Sheet on the Juvenile Justice System An ACLU fact sheet arguing that the movement to erase any distinction between young offenders and adult criminals is misguided. Delinquents or Criminals: Policy Options for Young Offenders An Urban Institute report on options for treating juvenile offenders. (PDF File) Kent v. U.S. (1966) U.S. Supreme Court ruling that juvenile courts waiving jurisdiction must hold a fitness hearing. Juveniles Facing Criminal Sanctions: Three States that Changed the Rules This NCJRS report examines the use of adult criminal sanctions for juveniles by three states: Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin. (PDF File) Criminal Children: The Lunacy of Leniency This 1997 CST News article by Dr. Don Boys favors treating juveniles accused of serious crimes as adults. One-size-fits-all justice simply isn't fair This 1998 article argues against waiving juveniles to adult courts. Kids in Prison Part 1 Part 2 Two-part series from the Miami Herald on young people convicted as adults serving time in adult prisons. Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment (PDF) (Text) A Bureau of Justice Assistance study completed in 2000. Wayne Thompson and the Death Penalty Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988) Stanford v. Kentucky and Wilkins v. Missouri (1989) Juveniles and the Death Penalty Extensive information on this subject from the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Juvenile Death Penalty Resources Links from the American Bar Association. The Juvenile Death Penalty Today: Death Sentences and Executions For Juvenile Crimes A report on juveniles executed and under sentence of death. Juveniles, Capital Punishment, and Sentencing This site by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention addresses the issue of severe juvenile sentences, such as capital punishment or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Roper v. Simmons The 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision banning the execution of those who committed their crimes while under 18. International Challenges to the Death Penalty Conventions & Covenants Prohibiting Capital Punishment for Juveniles Links to treaties banning capital punishment for crimes committed when an offender was under 18 years old. Juveniles and the Death Penalty A report from Amnesty International on executions of juveniles worldwide since 1990. Current Trends and Controversies Challenging the Myths A critical look at common misperceptions of youth crime. Youth Violence: Perception Versus Reality This Urban Institute article argues that misperceptions of the juvenile crime problem have led to the implementation of ineffective policies and counterproductive reforms. Betraying the Young: Children in the U.S. Justice System A report by the international human rights group Amnesty International on problems with the American juvenile justice system. Juvenile Offenders and Troubled Teens This web site on juveniles involved with criminal justice agencies contains a glossary of terms in Juvenile Law and articles on juvenile ruthlessness, causal factors for juvenile crime, and how juveniles in trouble should be handled. Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System Statistics and analysis from OJJDP. And Justice for Some An extensive study of racial disparities in the juvenile justice system from Building Blocks for Youth, an alliance of children's advocates. Juvenile Justice System Rife with Racial Disparities A Court TV article on a report from the Youth Law Center on racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. Prevention of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report This National Center for Juvenile Justice report by Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund offers a resource for informed policy decisions on the juvenile justice system.
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