Sentencing Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System

Juvenile Justice: An Examination of Disparities in Dispositions

The effectiveness of the juvenile justice system

Systematic assessment of the substantial research evidence on ‘what works’ has shown that flagship programmes have a modest effect, on average, in changing the future behaviour of young offenders. Yet actual juvenile justice systems do not typically deliver the modest benefits provided by programmes selected for evaluation, and probably they never will. Comparative research shows that a passive...

Minorities in Pennsylvania ’ s Juvenile Justice System

Minorities are overrepresented in Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system. Though members of minority groups make up just one-fifth of the state’s juveniles between the ages of 10 and 17, they account for far more than one-fifth of those arrested, detained, adjudicated, disposed and committed. This disproportionality is a source of great concern in a juvenile justice system that guarantees fair ...

Juvenile Justice System and Mental Health Policy

This study presented national data on financing policies and practices for health and mental health care among children in child welfare settings, including those who are not placed out of the home. Our three objectives were to: examine variation in the provision of health insurance with a specific focus on placement status; describe mechanisms for assuring timing of coverage; and compare Medic...

Evaluation of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System