Politics of Juvenile Justice in America (From Children to Citizens, V 2 - The Role of the Juvenile Court, P 22-30, 1987, Francis X Hartmann, ed. - See NCJ-106014)

• NCJ Number: 106015
• Author(s): D McCorkell
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 9 pages
• Sale Source: Springer-Verlag
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

Factors influencing public policy in the juvenile justice system are discussed and illustrated in policy shifts regarding the treatment of child abuse and neglect, status offenders, and deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and others.

Abstract

Financial problems facing States and the enormous agendas facing legislatures are two factors that influence the degree and responsiveness of policymakers. Other factors include deeply held values about the family, individual integrity, and the role and limits of State intervention. Religious and other values also may be influential, as are the prevailing public mood and the attention directed at a specific issues by the media. Major design shifts, the basic inertia of all systems, and fiscal restraints are additional factors. An analysis of juvenile justice trends is appended. 2 tables, 1 figure, and 20 notes.