NCJ Number
83325
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: (June 1982) Pages: 6,12,14-16,18,26,28-30,32,34,40,42-43,71-72
Date Published
1982
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Five articles focus on such aspects of juvenile justice as the training of staff for juvenile detention facilities, the characteristics of serious juvenile offenders in Illinois, juvenile justice standards, and juvenile corrections in Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
The facilities which are in correspondent or candidate status with the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections are also listed. An analysis of training needs for juvenile detention staff notes that detention personnel function as security officers, counselors, disciplinarians, recorders of behavior, and activity coordinators. Regular staff training sessions, the use of printed materials, the provision of opportunities to practice skills, and the use of programmed instruction are recommended. The discussion of serious juvenile offenders in Illinois notes that several studies indicate that offenders with such characteristics as poor parent-child relationships, school difficulties, and low self-esteem tend to account for a disproportionate number of violent offenses. The Illinois study focused on the age, sex, ethnicity, family characteristics, educational levels, offense patterns, and mental health indicators of juveniles who were institutionalized in the State. Potential uses of the various sets of juvenile justice standards are examined, using examples from New York, Minnesota, and California. A description of Ontario's juvenile corrections system focuses on diversion programs, the new Young Offenders Act, the preparation of youthful offenders for reentry into the community, the use of secure confinement.