JUVENILE JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

• NCJ Number: 11839
• Author(s): R W KOBETZ; B B BOSARGE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 780 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPREHENSIVE BLUEPRINT FOR IMPROVING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CONTROL BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SYSTEM PRACTITIONERS AND ACADEMICIANS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

Abstract

A PRODUCT OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE CONFERENCES, THE TEXT ANALYZES THE FUNCTION OF EACH PHASE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, REPORTS ON PRACTICES IN DIFFERENT STATES AND COMMUNITIES, AND MAKES DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED. THE PHASES OF THE SYSTEM WHICH ARE ANALYZED ARE THE POLICE, COURTS, PROBATION, FAMILY INFLUENCES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND IN-SCHOOL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. THE POLICE ROLE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE IS CONSIDERED WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF DISCRETIONARY JUDGMENT. THE ANALYSIS OF COURT FUNCTIONS CONSIDERS THE INTAKE UNIT, LEGAL SERVICES, THE JUDICIARY, AND THE ROLE OF PSYCHIATRY. JUVENILE PROBATION IS EXPLORED FROM BOTH A STATE AND LOCAL POINT OF VIEW, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THE SELECTION AND EDUCATION OF PROBATION OFFICERS. THE DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOLS INCLUDES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, POLICE-SCHOOL LIAISON PROGRAMS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASSIST EDUCATORS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO SCHOOL-RELATED JUSTICE PROBLEMS. THE CHAPTER ON COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH SERVICES INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF THE SYSTEMS IN SWEDEN, BRITAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES. THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AT THE STATE AND COMMUNITY LEVELS, AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE SYSTEMWIDE PLANNING AND COORDINATION. A FINAL CHAPTER RECOMMENDS THE CREATION AND OUTLINES THE PROPOSED FUNCTIONS OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO SYSTEMATICALLY MAKE AVAILABLE THE COMBINED TALENTS OF EXPERTS IN ALL PHASES OF THE FIELD. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT CHARTS ARE USED TO COMPARE PERSONNEL STANDARDS IN DIFFERENT STATES AND COMMUNITIES AND GIVE OTHER JUVENILE JUSTICE STATISTICS. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF THE COURTS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER AGENCIES WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCES.