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2011
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Reforms that return youth back to juvenile courts, actions supported by public opinion and cost savings, are described. States looking to cut budget deficits will find useful strategies for dealing with these fiscal difficulties. Sections of this rep... Read More
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2011
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The effectiveness of Oregon’s Measure 11 reveals the problems with trying juveniles as adults. "Measure 11 requires youth 15 years or older charged with one of 21 crimes to be prosecuted automatically in the adult criminal system and if convicted of ... Read More
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2011
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The number of children being held overnight in police cells is determined along with “the factors that influenced whether children are held overnight and the nature of training, policies and legal frameworks used to protect them” (p. 2). Sections of ... Read More
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2009
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The treatment of Latino youth by the criminal justice system is examined. This report includes these sections: overview; disparities and structural racism; Latinos invisible in the Black-White paradigm; demographics; immigrants, crime, and racial and... Read More
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2009
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Access to information regarding the sentencing of juveniles to life without parole is available at this website. Hearing documentation, the video podcast, related news, and written testimony submitted to the the House Subcommittee are included.... Read More
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2009
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“This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at how the nation treats young children who commit serious crimes, analyzes the available data with regard to the transfer of young children to adult criminal court, documents the extremely hars... Read More
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2009
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While "[l]ife without parole for the very worst juvenile offenders is reasonable, constitutional, and (appropriately) rare . . . its continued viability is at risk from misleading lobbying efforts in many states and court cases that seek to substitut... Read More
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2008
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Issues surrounding the placement of 17-year-old offenders in the Wisconsin adult criminal justice system are examined. Sections comprising this report are: report highlights; introduction; arrests; court proceedings; county jails; state correctional ... Read More
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2008
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The sentencing of juveniles to life without parole (JLWOP), effectively to die in prison, is examined. This report has sections that cover: new findings in 2008; a nationwide problem; harsh sentencing practices; crimes that can lead to JLWOP; senten... Read More
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2008
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The need to eliminate the sentence of life without parole (LWOP) as executed in Mississippi is explained. Seven sections comprise this report: introduction; what life without parole is and whom it affects; how the sentence of juvenile LWOP came abou... Read More
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2008
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The use of transfer laws for handing over juvenile offenders to adult criminal courts and correctional facilities is examined. Sections of this report include: introduction; transfer terms; transfer/blended sentencing provisions chart; judicial waiv... Read More
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2003
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This 32-hour program presents a research-based, practical curriculum that teaches principles and implementation of effective interventions ("what works") within the context of managing youthful offenders in an adult correctional environment. This hig... Read More
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2001
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Information and resources that address the unique challenges of providing health services to youthful offenders are provided through this 20-hour training program. This manual is divided into the following sections: adolescent development; trends a... Read More
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1999
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Training for those individuals who educate agency/institutional staff on how to design and develop effective systems to manage young offenders is provided during this 36-hour course. This curriculum contains sections regarding: orientation and introd... Read More
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1996
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NIC's Large Jail Network meeting's highlights are presented in this document. The focus of the meeting was the topic of juveniles in adult jails, and among the issues discussed were: effective approaches to handling juveniles in jails; preparing and ... Read More
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1995
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This report presents an overview of how state department of corrections are responding to the challenge of dealing with juvenile inmates. This information is based on written surveys from forty-nine states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Ric... Read More
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1994
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The focus of this meeting was on inmate programs and on the issues of dealing with juveniles remanded to adult jails. Session #1 dealt with effective inmate programs: What principles formulate the foundation for potential success? Session #2 was titl... Read More
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