Describes the Ventura Restitution Project which is aimed at making juvenile offenders understand the ramifications of their behavior and making it clear that they have a direct responsibility for their actions. Journal available from National Office for Social Responsibility, 208 North Washington, Alexandria, VA 22314. (CT)

There is less geographic variation in the commitment rate of juvenile offenders than is commonly assumed. Apparently, judges across the country develop a similar standard of what percentage of youths they face should be committed. This standard may be similar across the country because it represents broadly shared ideals. However, there is much…

Describes a study of the Juvenile Court of Cook County (Illinois), its courtroom practices, and activities outside the courtroom aimed at helping status offenders. Results and recommendations are included. Journal available from National Office for Social Responsibility, 208 North Washington, Alexandria, VA 22314. (CT)

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

The Juvenile Justice Standards developed by the Institute of Judicial Administration and the American Bar Association reflect a trend away from the therapeutic aspect of the juvenile court and toward due process for juveniles accused of delinquent offenses. (Author/MJL)

Reviews the process by which the juvenile justice system seems to worsen the problem it intends to cure. Reports on a study which found that youth who are arrested and adjudicated subsequently become more deliquent than their peers who have committed a recent felonious act but were not caught. (KH)

Describes numerous tactics that states have undertaken in order to circumvent the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, which prohibits the incarceration of status offenders (children who come within juvenile court jurisdiction for noncriminal behavior). Discusses strategies for combatting these tactics. (GC)

This paper assesses the parens patriae orientation, which is often considered to be at the core of the operation of juvenile courts, and discovers that existing ideas concerning its role must be revised. In opposition to common theory it appears that parens patriae at best shares influence with a number of other orientations in juvenile courts,…

This article shows the ways in which young women are often the victims of sex stereotyping and sexism in the juvenile justice system. (Author/AM)

This pamphlet examines the question of what the proper role of the juvenile court should be. It specifically questions the wisdom of the juvenile court's involvement with children engaged in anti-social but non-criminal activity. It includes a brief discussion of the historical origin of juvenile court, along with a history of jurisdiction over…

Reviews research literature on the existence of racial bias in the judicial dispositions of white and black juveniles. Argues against the "no racial bias hypothesis," which recent research has tended to support, by questioning the studies' underlying assumptions and methodologies. (KH)

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

The concept represented by the term juvenile delinquency covers a wide range of activities and a complex set of juvenile offenses. Moreover, the concept is vague and its definition is often left to the discretion of law enforcement agencies and the courts. A problem for black youth is that their acts are assessed by outsiders who have the power to…