JUVENILE JUSTICE - STROKES AND CHALLENGES (FROM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, 1979)

• NCJ Number: 69067
• Author(s): R J GABLE; E H HURST
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; National District Atorneys Assoc; Teach 'Em Inc
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF ONE SIDE OF ONE CASSETTE, AND PART OF ONE SIDE OF ANOTHER CASSETTE. FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH COMPRISES THE REST OF THE SIDE OF THE FIRST CASSETTE, SEE NCJ-69066. FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH COMPRISES THE REST OF THE SIDE OF THE SECOND CASSETTE, SEE NCJ-69068.

Annotation

CHALLENGES TO JUVENILE JUSTICE ARE CONSIDERED, AND A STUDY COMPARING THE PROCEDURES IN TWO COURTS FOR HANDLING 16-YEAR-OLD OFFENDERS IS RREVIEWED.

Abstract

A LAW PROFESSOR EXPLAINS THAT UNFOUNDED ATTACKS AGAINST THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAVE OFTEN BEEN SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT WERE ONLY RECENTLY DEVELOPED. IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FACING THE SYSTEM INCLUDE A DETERMINATION OF THE ROLE OF JUVENILE COURTS IN DEALING WITH STATUS OFFENDERS AND OF THE PLACE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS IN COURT ACTIVITIES. A RESEARCH DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE DESCRIBES A STUDY WHICH REVEALED THAT JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST JUVENILES VARIED GREATLY IN A PITTSBURG AND IN A BUFFALO COURT, AND A DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER SUGGESTS THAT SIMILAR STUDIES WHICH INCLUDE ANALYSES OF COURTS' EFFECTIVENESS COULD PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION FOR COURTS PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROCEDURES. THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE IS SUITABLE FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE. A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INCLUDED, BUT OTHER SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE NOT PRESENT.