In commemoration of the juvenile court's centennial, the Justice Policy Institute of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the Children and Family Justice Center of Northwestern University School of Law profiled 25 individuals who were petitioned into juvenile court as serious delinquents when they were young and then turned their lives…

Massachusetts has eliminated all its reform schools, usually the first way station on the road to lifelong institutionalization. It has created the DYS as a progressive substitute to instill responsible action rather than repressive prevention, an inhumane and apparently ineffective practice. (Editor/RK)

The Liaison Teacher Program helps young parolees in Milwaukee reintegrate themselves into their old high schools and encourages them to finish their education by providing special counseling services and part-time job opportunities. (CK)

Describes personal, social, and political factors contributing toward youth crime upsurge in China since 1960. Describes "Bang-Jab" youth delinquency rehabilitation approach which relies on community system of support to bolster youth's self-esteem and financial security. Argues that bang-jab volunteers understand conditions in their…

Youth crime is a serious social problem, as is the high proportion of young offenders in the juvenile justice system who have mental disorders. A recent policy innovation applies the theory of therapeutic jurisprudence and diverts youth with mental disorders to treatment in lieu of further court processing. The expansion of mental health diversion…

Juvenile crime threatens the immediate safety and well-being of its victims. The cost of processing and punishing the offender takes money from more productive purposes. If the juvenile offender either continues a life of crime or otherwise drops out of the lawful economy, the cost to the community is a long-term burden. In the early 1970s, many…

This document, intended as a resource manual, provides guidelines on drug testing. These topics are covered: (1) National Institute on Drug Abuse guidelines applicability; (2) introduction to legal issues, drug testing in juvenile probation and parole, and juvenile law; (3) mission of a juvenile parole agency; (4) purpose of testing; (5) drug…

VisionQuest is one of the largest and most controversial private sector corrections programs designed to handle serious juvenile offenders in the country. Most chronic delinquents referred to VisionQuest by the juvenile court had failed under prior placements and were candidates for commitment to the California Youth Authority. VisionQuest…

These proceedings were published to interpret and disseminate research findings to operational personnel working with juvenile repeat offenders; to share information among researchers and practitioners regarding prevention, intervention, and treatment program models and strategies for juvenile repeat offenders; to explore the impact of juvenile…

Report of an experiment in which delinquent adolescents participated in group therapy with and without videotaping. Videotaped groups exhibited a significant increase in reality-based self/other concept and a more reflective posture regarding their behavior. (Author/EH)

Details the experiences of an educational consultant to a unique program: a school for boys conducted aboard a square-rigged sailing vessel in the North Atlantic. (KS)

Few juvenile offenders reintegrate into formal educational and vocational programs after incarceration. This article describes a program of educational assistance provided by a team of educational specialists for youth returning to the community. (JOW)

Reviews the rationale and concepts involved in the behavioral evaluation of delinquents and provides several approaches and instruments for organizing information about youths in trouble. Provides a format and process for preparing a behavioral assessment report. (Author/LHW)

Presents the results of a longitudinal experiment focused on the relative efficacy of varying treatments for juvenile offenders (N=213). All treatment conditions involving a specific intervention model located outside the formal juvenile justice system produced lower recidivism rates than the attention-placebo, treatment-as-usual control, or…