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2010
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Anyone evaluating the ability of their juvenile processing system to reduce delinquency will want to peruse this report. Results are organized into the following areas: processing effects on prevalence--first, longest, and strongest effects; incidenc... Read More
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2009
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This "Bulletin examines a select number of factors that research suggests may 'protect' girls who are at risk for becoming delinquent" (p. 2) Sections contained in this publication include: background -- developing the study; the current study; find... Read More
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2009
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Changes in recent years that have negatively impacted at-risk youth and opportunities to rectify this situation are covered. Reduced support for at-risk youth over the past eight years are: a decrease in funding for after-school programming; reducti... Read More
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2009
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The impact of delinquency on a youth's future commission of crime or child abuse is examined. This report includes these sections: executive summary; introduction; literature review; methods; analyses plan; key research findings for adult crime, adu... Read More
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2009
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The efforts of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to determine the effectiveness of girls’ delinquency programs are evaluated. Topics discussed include: results in brief; background; OJJDP established the Girls Stu... Read More
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2009
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The risk of being involved in a juvenile court intervention and the long-term effect of that intervention are examined. "The results show that youths who are poor, impulsive, poorly supervised by their parents, and exposed to deviant friends are more... Read More
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2009
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“The Principles that follow are developed to describe the unique and critical role juvenile defense attorneys play in juvenile proceedings” (p. 6). The role of defense counsel incorporates the: duty to represent the client’s expressed interests; duty... Read More
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2008
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Efforts by CWLA (Child Welfare League of America) partnerships to address the critical need to coordinate and integrate child welfare and juvenile justice systems are reviewed. This report has these sections: introduction; federal law bolsters the f... Read More
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2008
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"This report identifies and describes interventions that are effective in reducing recidivism and preventing crime" (p. 1). Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; the evidence-based concept and its application; method; incarcerat... Read More
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2008
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“This report presents a vision of an integrated approach to justice reform -- an approach that utilizes multi-disciplinary collaboration to share perspective on the issues that fuel the cycle of incarceration, to promote public investments in effecti... Read More
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2008
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The trend that crimes committed by girls are increasing is investigated. Sections of this Bulletin are: trends in girls' violence; context of girls' violence -- violence against peers, violence against family, violence in schools, poverty and disorg... Read More
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2008
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A review of results from the six studies that make up the Girls Study Group series is provided. This document is comprised of the following sections: introduction; violence by teenage girls -- trends and context; causes and correlates of girls' deli... Read More
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2008
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A "review of selective and indicated mentoring interventions that have been evaluated for their effects on delinquency outcomes for youth . . . and key associated outcomes" is presented (p. 2). Sections in addition to a synopsis and abstract include:... Read More
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2008
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The question of whether funding of PCCD (Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency) in research-based prevention programs has been cost-effective is addressed. This report contains these sections: executive summary; background; introduction -... Read More
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2008
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This policy brief explains "recommendations for reducing youth placements in adult facilities and other forms of harsh punishment in favor of more appropriate and cost-effective responses to youth crime" (p. 2). Sections following a summary include: ... Read More
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