Mediation and the Juvenile Offender: New Programs and Approaches Address the Growing Crisis of Youth At-Risk.

Smith, Melinda

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ERIC Number: EJ445203

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Mediation and the Juvenile Offender: New Programs and Approaches Address the Growing Crisis of Youth At-Risk.

Smith, Melinda

Update on Law-Related Education, v15 n2 p7-10,45 Spr-Sum 1991

Discusses the growing use of mediation in U.S. juvenile justice. Identifies the goals of youth mediation programs. Describes prevention and intervention program models and school, parent-child, victim-juvenile offender, and youth corrections mediation efforts. Argues that communities must be proactive in building citizen participation and forming volunteer mediation teams. (SG)

Descriptors: Arbitration, At Risk Persons, Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Intervention, Juvenile Courts, Juvenile Justice, Parent Child Relationship, Victims of Crime, Youth Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Community

Language: English

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