Definition: While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways—processes include arrest, detainment, petitions, hearings, adjudications, dispositions, placement, probation, and reentry—the juvenile justice process operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of responsibility and potential for rehabilitation. The primary goals of the juvenile justice system, in addition to maintaining public safety, are skill development, habilitation, rehabilitation, addressing treatment needs, and successful reintegration of youth into the community.
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Within the past decade, reliance on the juvenile justice system to meet the needs of juvenile offenders with mental health concerns has increased.
Youth in Juvenile Hall are often at a critical crisis point. By the time a youth reaches Juvenile Hall, they have often been metaphorically “screaming for help” for a very long time.
Mental health screening and assessment is crucial within juvenile correctional facilities (JC).
- The brief describes areas where the juvenile justice system can improve mental health supports and services for youth involved in or at risk of involvement in the system, along with recommendations for making such improvements.
- In this study we investigated the relationships among mental health status, criminogenic needs treatment, and recidivism in … youth referred for court-ordered assessments and followed through their community supervision sentence (probation).
- This study examines the effects of mental health screening and service delivery on perceived future criminal justice interactions among adjudicated youth housed in correctional facilities. Most interestingly, results pointed to the strong inverse relationship between mental health service delivery and youth’s perceived likelihood for recidivism.
- [Here], you’ll find an overview of salient issues and links to information on each one, as well as the most recent research, cutting edge reforms, model policies, best practices, links to experts, and toolkits to take action.
This report provides a clear blueprint for closing youth prisons and replacing them with community-based juvenile justice services.
- The goal of JJRRI was to bring evidence and best practices to bear on juvenile justice operations.
- In the interest of protecting girls from potentially volatile home situations or reducing possible exposure to violence or sexual abuse—and many have a history of forced sexual contact—the county’s report found they were sending these girls to the detention center.
- This report is intended to offer a description of a trauma-informed juvenile justice diversion approach with examples of how some states are beginning to address and implement trauma-informed systems of care for youth and their families.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a key risk factor for a range of negative life outcomes, including delinquency.