Edited by Thomas Bernard, Serious Delinquency features a survey approach to the major issues in delinquency and the juvenile justice system. Coverage is both broad and deep, yet presented accessibly. Topics include patterns of offending and victimization, predictors, theoretically driven correlates, and a wide range of issues in the operations of the juvenile justice system. Continue reading Teen Courts – A Focus on Research

Edited by Thomas Bernard, Serious Delinquency features a survey approach to the major issues in delinquency and the juvenile justice system. Coverage is both broad and deep, yet presented accessibly. Topics include patterns of offending and victimization, predictors, theoretically driven correlates, and a wide range of issues in the operations of the juvenile justice system. Continue reading Reviving Juvenile Justice in a Get-Tough Era

We do not know whether juvenile drug courts are more effective than traditional juvenile courts in reducing substance abuse among young offenders. Practitioners, researchers, and policymakers should think carefully about the role drug courts should play in the juvenile justice system. Continue reading Juvenile Drug Courts and Teen Substance Abuse

America’s system of juvenile law was founded on the premise that, due to their immaturity, young people accused of crimes should be handled differently than adults. Ideally, the juvenile court is more responsive than an adult court would be to the social and developmental characteristics of children and youth. Continue reading The Juvenile Court

Much of the American public and a growing number of policymakers appear to believe that the original concept of juvenile justice was flawed. Public criticism of the juvenile court intensified during the last two decades of the 20th century, and many States began to abandon those aspects of juvenile justice that were once distinctly different from the criminal (adult) justice system. Continue reading Brick by Brick: Dismantling the Border between Juvenile and Adult Justice

A review of previous research on court delay, an analysis of juvenile court processing times, and a detailed examination of how delay affects the juvenile justice system. Continue reading Waiting for Justice: Moving Young Offenders Through the Juvenile Court Process

Evaluations have shown community corrections programs to be a viable alternative to incarceration for many offenders. In order to understand the role of community corrections programs, it is necessary to differentiate the functions of punishment and corrections. Continue reading Community-based Corrections

In-home alternatives hold unrealized potential for providing cost-effective supervision and rehabilitative services for young people currently placed in more expensive residential settings. Continue reading In-home Programs for Juvenile Delinquents

A study conducted in the Detroit, MI area evaluated three in-home intensive supervision programs providing an alternative to state commitment for juvenile offenders. Continue reading Intensive Supervision Alternatives for Adjudicated Offenders