THIS PAPER IDENTIFIES CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS WHICH MUST be addressed by those concerned about the design of procedures for responding to offences by the young. The aim is to draw attention to a number of key issues to be considered when examining the objectives of the juvenile justice system and our methods of pursuing them. What Objectives can the System realistically pursue? This, the ...

Criminal justice agencies are increasingly seeking to use evidence-based practices to reduce delinquent and antisocial behaviors among youth in the juvenile justice system. One of the more prominent programs is Multisystemic Therapy (MST), an intensive familyand community-based treatment program for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders 12 to 17 years of age. MST targets specific fac...

OBJECTIVE Although studies reveal substantial mental health treatment needs among youths in the juvenile justice system, far less is known about young offenders transferred to adult criminal court. This statewide study examined the mental health needs of young offenders who committed serious crimes and were transferred to adult court and subsequently incarcerated in a prison for adults. METHO...

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The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) framework is regarded as the forefront of offender rehabilitation in guiding youth offender risk assessment and interventions. This article discusses the juvenile justice system in Singapore and the local research that has been conducted in relation to the RNR framework and the associated Youth Level of Service (YLS) measures. It describes a journey that saw the...

Juvenile justice (JJ) agencies have long faced service delivery challenges, particularly concerning substance use disorders (SUDs) among their clients. This paper describes the use of Aarons’ EPIS model as the implementation science framework governing JJ-TRIALS (Juvenile Justice-Translating Research Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System). Given SUD prevalence among JJ clients, all ...

BACKGROUND The present study uses data from a community sample of 779 low-SES boys to investigate whether intervention by the juvenile justice system is determined, at least in part, by particular individual, familial and social conditions, and whether intervention by the juvenile courts during adolescence increases involvement in adult crime. METHOD The study considers self-reported crime in...

In recent years there has been significant growth in the literature examining the overlap between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. It is believed that many justice-involved youth experience contact with both systems either simultaneously or at various points over the course of their lives. Studies have shown as high as two-thirds of youth involved in the juvenile justice system e...