This paper calls for a coordinated effort of the public, the juvenile court system, and the schools to alleviate juvenile problems in the 1980s. The following needs are discussed and deemed necessary to this common effort: to identify the problem child at the earliest possible stage; to develop new approaches to the challenge of the child advocate…

The special section of the journal of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, formerly, Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities: provides a number of brief articles concerned with delinquency prevention and the learning disability/juvenile delinquency link. Titles and authors are as follows: "National Council of Juvenile and…

A volunteer teacher working with juvenile delinquents in the Cook County (Illinois) Temporary Juvenile Detention Center's notorious Audy Home sees these kids as mirrors of his own teenage boys, deserving of compassionate assistance. Labeling other people's children as feral or superpredators is misguided. So are federal and state…

This report, written for state legislators, law enforcers, and researchers, presents the results and recommendations of a study of youth crime and juvenile justice in California. Part I, The Control of Youth Crime in California Today, discusses juvenile crime rates, the processing of juvenile arrests, and arrest disposition patterns. Part II, The…

Offers a lesson in which students use the famous Gault decision in order to differentiate between the rights afforded to juveniles and adults. (JDH)

Assessed developmental trends in competency to stand trial in a study of incarcerated and nonincarcerated adolescents (N=52) and adults (N=19). Results indicated that competency to stand trial does increase through the adolescent years, but even older adolescents received lower scores on a competency measure than did adults. (JAC)

Five options for the improvement of discipline in the public school system in the eighties include more rules and harsher punishments, better teacher training in classroom management, relaxation of student suspension guidelines, increased campus security personnel and equipment, and changes in the juvenile justice system. (JN)

Part of a study on the link between LD (learning disabilities) and delinquency, the paper summarizes the literature on the prevalence of handicapped juveniles in the justice system. Following a review of methodological limitations in the literature, the paper summarizes findings about the prevalence of emotional disturbances, mental retardation…

North Carolina's Community-Based Alternatives (CBA) program serves more than 44,000 youths each year. To obtain local criminal officials' and juvenile justice program practitioners' reactions concerning the operation of the CBA, information was gathered from 107 questionnaires completed by local social service, school, and juvenile court…

Addresses a gap in knowledge about the characteristics of adolescents served by court diversion programs by examining randomly selected cases. Presents a characterization of adolescents, their families of origin, employment, offenses, and processing in the diversion system. Findings center on the impact of alcohol, unemployment, and the…

This documents consists of a list by state of programs sponsored by the American Bar Association to teach law related education in correctional institutions and other juvenile justice settings. The directory lists 14 programs in institutional schools and diversion programs in 17 states. Under the diversion programs, first time or misdemeanor…

This study examined two pilot mentoring programs which were designed to provide information on the feasibility of integrating mentoring relationships into the juvenile justice system. Each program, one in St. Louis, Missouri and one in Atlanta, Georgia, sought to recruit, train, and match 100 adult volunteers (half over the age of 55) with 100…

This report, an examination of the administration of the federal Juvenile Justice Act from 1974 to the present, outlines the findings and recommendations of the National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Following a statement of the proposed new direction in delinquency prevention, which focuses on the serious,…

This document contains prepared statements and public witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on deinstitutionalization of juvenile nonoffenders. Following an opening statement by Senator Specter, subcommittee chairman, the text of proposed legislation, S.520, designed to protect dependent children and others from institutional abuse, is…

The legislative actions taken by California from 1977 through 1979 are discussed in detail. The purpose behind this legislation is to help prevent and identify criminal and violent behavior in schools. (JN)