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Direct linkJordan, Kareem L.; Myers, David L. – Crime & Delinquency, 2011
Although research has examined the effectiveness of juvenile transfer on recidivism, there has been a lack of research done in assessing how well juvenile waiver to adult court meets the criteria necessary for deterrence to occur (i.e., certainty, severity, and swiftness of punishment). The purpose of this study is to assess how well juvenile…
Descriptors: Juvenile Courts, Juvenile Justice, Punishment, Recidivism
Download full textNorton, Michael H.; Gold, Eva; Peralta, Renata – Research For Action, 2013
The Stoneleigh Foundation of Philadelphia has historically focused its strategic investments on improving outcomes for youth involved or at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Stoneleigh began its support for youth courts by providing a fellowship award from 2009 to 2011 to public interest lawyer Gregory Volz to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Surveys, Models, Law Enforcement
Dicker, Sheryl – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Babies and young children in the child welfare system have a high prevalence for physical, cognitive, and social-emotional delays--and often don't have access to the services and supports that could make all the difference. This is the book that will help professionals go beyond abuse prevention and ensure comprehensive healthy development of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients, Infants
Baird, Joseph H. – 1979
This case study documents reform policies and practices for handling juveniles, and the development of complete monitoring of child welfare and juvenile facilities. Due to the work of citizen and child advocacy groups, ways have been developed in Pennsylvania to determine whether state and federal laws regarding institutionalized children are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Guides
Hsia, Heidi M. – 1997
Juvenile crime and its immediate and long-term economic and human costs have become a national concern. Programs to prevent and reduce delinquency have developed across the country and one such program in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (which includes Pittsburgh) is described in this bulletin. The Allegheny program exemplifies a large-scale,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg. – 1978
The Governor's Task Force on the Mental Health of Juvenile Offenders in the state of Pennsylvania conducted a statewide survey of facilities for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age. The Task Force surveyed mental hospitals, community-based services, private psychiatric treatment centers, youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
