NCJ Number
47493
Date Published
1978
Length
507 pages
Annotation
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, ISSUES SUCH AS RIGHT TO TREATMENT AND DUE PROCESS SAFEGUARDS, AND RESEARCH, THEORY, SOCIAL POLICY, AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONS FIELD ARE EXPLORED.
Abstract
THE INTENT OF THIS VOLUME IS TO EXPLORE, DEFINE, AND BRING INTO FOCUS THE SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE EMERGING SYSTEM OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION, THE HISTORY OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, THE PROCESSING OF YOUTH, THE PHILOSOPHY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, THE DETENTION OF JUVENILES, AND THE DIVERSION OF YOUTH FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INTO A NONSYSTEM ALL COME UNDER THE PURVIEW OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION IS DEVOTED TO THE SYSTEM ITSELF AND TO EARLY DECISIONMAKING, AND INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, A PROFILE OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS, AND DISCUSSIONS OF POLICE-JUVENILE RELATIONS, THE JUVENILE COURT, JUVENILE PROBATION, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, AND DIVERSION. THE SECOND SECTION DEALS WITH INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND EXAMINES CLOSED JUVENILE FACILITIES, THE INMATE WORLD, STAFF RESPONSES, TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR JUVENILE FACILITIES, AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION ISSUES. THE LAST SECTION EXAMINES POSTCONFINEMENT ISSUES AND OTHER FACTORS, INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF JUVENILE AFTERCARE, RECIDIVISM, INTERSTATE COMPACTS, RESEARCH AND THEORY IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, AND BASIC THEORETICAL STANCES AND ISSUES. A CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL POLICY AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS INCLUDES BASIC PROBLEMS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE. QUESTIONS, NOTES, AND REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED IN EACH CHAPTER. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX, AND SUPPORTING DATA ARE PROVIDED. PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATE THE BOOK. (KBL)