NCJ Number
165068
Date Published
1995
Length
29 pages
Annotation
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) has assessed the state of the art in graduated sanctions and risk assessment for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders.
Abstract
The analysis reveals that a model graduated sanctions system should combine reasonable, fair, humane, and appropriate sanctions with treatment and rehabilitation. It should be based on a continuum of care consisting of a variety of diverse programs that include immediate sanctions in the community for first-time, nonviolent offenders; intermediate sanctions in the community for more serious offenders; and secure care programs for the most violent offenders. Youth should move between different levels of the continuum through a well-structured system of phases. Programs at all levels of the continuum need to be small enough to ensure that youth receive individualized attention. Finally, a model graduated sanctions system should address risk and protective factors. Examples of promising programs, appended list of program contacts, and 59 references