Aftercare seeks to address challenges juveniles face when re-entering the community after residential placement. This study compares changes in recidivism in five Pennsylvania counties that piloted aftercare reforms in 2005 to 2010 as part of Models for Change to recidivism in counties that did not. The sample includes 3,107 referrals to court in…

The purpose of the study was to explore entrepreneurial training as a rehabilitation option to reduce recidivism for juvenile offenders. The problem is that juvenile offenders return to incarceration at alarming rates. The United States record of rehabilitating juvenile offenders has been challenging since its inception of Juvenile Court in 1899.…

Examines the deterrent effects of imposing juvenile versus adult status on youth offenders. Sugqests that, because the adult law enforcement system may be reluctant to handle younger delinquents as harshly as older youth, adult status can serve as a deterrent to juvenile crime only for youth aged 17 or older. (Author/MJL)

This issue of "The Link" newsletter contains the following articles: (1) Convention on the Rights of the Child and Juvenile Justice (Jenni Gainborough and Elisabeth Lean); and (2) ABA (American Bar Association) Policy and Report on Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth. Director's Message, Policy Update information and News/Resources are…

The purpose of this study was to examine the way youths who had been to the Berrien County Juvenile Center evaluated the impact of the treatment program. Of the 104 youths who had been in the center between 1974 and 1976, 38 completed questionnaires. Repeaters were interviewed at the center while one-time offenders were visited at their homes.…

The Juvenile Justice Standards developed by the Institute of Judicial Administration and the American Bar Association reflect a trend away from the therapeutic aspect of the juvenile court and toward due process for juveniles accused of delinquent offenses. (Author/MJL)

Summarizes trends and issues related to differential institutional handling of youths who are in trouble with the law or who could be if enforcement and judicial systems took note of their behavior. Categories of institutional handling of juveniles are discussed: juvenile correction, child welfare, and mental health. (Author)

Reviews the process by which the juvenile justice system seems to worsen the problem it intends to cure. Reports on a study which found that youth who are arrested and adjudicated subsequently become more deliquent than their peers who have committed a recent felonious act but were not caught. (KH)

The John Howard Society of Ontario has extended its services to juveniles in hopes of preventing them from becoming adult criminals. This program encourages interaction and involvement between delinquent youngsters, parents, the victim, and the worker. This interaction instills responsibility for conduct and deemphasizes classical concepts of…

Questions the availability to juveniles of protection from double jeopardy in State juvenile proceedings. (JF)

Summarizes and synthesizes five studies using evaluations of their Outward Bound or adaptive programs for delinquency intervention. (ERB)

Presented findings from a study of a five-year cohort of youths processed through juvenile aid panels and juvenile court. These indicate that the rate of reappearance of youth processed through the panels was similar to that of youths processed through the court. This mechanism was at least as effective as court processing. (Author/BEF)

Juvenile detention centers offer an important opportunity to address aggression and counteraggression with nonviolent adolescents and with those who are at high risk of committing violent crimes. The growing interest in community-based problem solving creates the potential for juvenile detention centers to become part of community intervention…

Describes and evaluates a holistic resocialization program used by the Texas Youth Commission that has been integrated into the state's education, treatment, and correctional programs for incarcerated youth. Goals of the program are to help ensure that the youth can generalize the skills they gain through these processes to situations outside the…