Family intervention is shifting from an informal alternative in treatment of juvenile offenders to a formal adjudicatory option. The politically expedient move was not based on conclusive empirical data. Without evaluation of family intervention strategies, such strategies are likely to proliferate with little control over possible unfortunate…

This paper examines rising crime rates, findings on the relative effectiveness of deterrence and rehabilitation, and the rise of a civil rights movement in correction, all of which have led to greater emphasis on deterrence and incapacitation and less emphasis on rehabilitation in correctional philosophy and practice. (Author)

Researchers studied Chicago area ex-offender and prisoner groups (N=15). Although the groups asserted and pursued a wide array of goals, some patterns did emerge. One primary focus of all groups was the survival needs of the parolee immediately on release. (Author)

An examination of recent data and trends indicates that the American system can be characterized more accurately as a juvenile social control system. Presented on Feb. 22, 1976, at Rutgers University, at the Conference on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (Author)

Compares the recidivism of 2,738 juveniles who were transferred to criminal court in Florida in 1987 to that of a matched sample retained in the juvenile system. By every measure of recidivism employed, including rates of reoffending, seriousness of reoffending, and time to failure, reoffending was greater among transfers than the matched…

The authors present four widely-held premises regarding correctional rehabilitation and try to show the fallacies in each premise. (Author/HMV)

The stress on Management By Objectives, particularly the emphasis on achieving the unattainable goal of reducing the crime rates or recidivism, has led to several ineffectual administrative styles in criminal justice. The author describes these phenomena and traces their causes. (Author)

The author argues that criminal justice professionals have failed in most cases to critically evaluate programs introduced into the criminal justice system. This problem is discussed in the context of pretrial diversion, an increasingly popular innovation in criminal justice. (Author)

Life studies of incarcerated children are presented, along with a discussion of possibilities for reform. The children discuss medical treatment, the lack of educational facilities, the changing nature of their relationships with their parents, the shame and fright of imprisonment, and the physical and psychological effects of being in jail.…

The authors contend that diversion of youth from the juvenile justice system may be seen as potentially dangerous and harmful, and they present several arguments against expansion of diversionary services. (Author)

Laws committing dangerous sexual offenders indefinitely are legitimate only insofar as "dangerousness" can be predicted and treated. Yet most critical studies have concluded that not only has predictive accuracy not been demonstrated but also that such accuracy cannot be achieved. The authors argue that any conclusion at this time is premature.…

Each correction academy should analyze its policies in terms of policy role, training bailiwick, academic ties, and type of staff. Two models are suggested, characterized by contrasting perspectives on the proper function of the academy within the correction department and on the breadth and purposes of training. (Author)

Minnesota's Community Corrections Act, which became law in 1973, is examined in detail. Its development, fundamental precepts, and initial results are included. (Author)

Of 1,837 youth contacted in a national study of juvenile correctional programs, 194 returned follow-up questionnaires that sought information on their post-release status and activities, assessment of the correctional programs, and their expectations about the future. Many youngsters reported continued delinquent activity; more reported continued…

The Minnesota Newgate program uses full-time college work as part of a comprehensive service that includes classes within the correctional institution, group counseling, and, upon parole, transfer to a halfway house on the University of Minnesota campus. The program's aim is to orient the student toward a promising career. (Author)