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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Juvenile Court"”.
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Factors in Juvenile Court Dispositions: Case Study of a Rural Juvenile Court
… data were gathered from 120 Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) files dating back to 1999 that were processed through the study site small county court. The qualitative data were gathered through a series of structured interviews with court personnel. This current study provides …
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The juvenile court of Yakima, Washington
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, Sociology, 1920. ; Includes bibliographical references.
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Creation of the Boston juvenile court: institution or innovation?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1971. B.S.
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Family functioning and its relationship to recommended status with the juvenile court system
… which counselors at the Twenty-Seventh District Court Service Unit in Virginia go through in order to make treatment recommendations regarding juveniles and their families to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court was explored. The relationship between family functioning, communication, and …
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Referal Practices/Policies of Public School Officials and Juvenile Probation to Juvenile Court Schools
<p>Statistically, the majority of students in court community school programs are of low income and/or minority status. When compared to the general school population, the number of these referred low income and/or minority students is disproportionately high. Since these numbers do not coincide …
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Diagnostic factors and their use in differential foster placement of boys : Genesse County (Michigan) Juvenile Court
Research Project (M.S.W.)--Michigan State University. School of Social Work, 1966
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Juvenile Court Judges and their Concerns about Vulnerability, Experienced Uncertainty and the Law: Extralegal Factors, Legal Considerations and Judicial Transfer Decision-making
In American juvenile law, the judicial transfer decision, or waiver of jurisdiction, is a legal maneuver by which young offenders are diverted away from the juvenile justice system and subsequently processed and adjudicated within adult systems of law. Although transfer decisions have a long …
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Positively identifying children as citizens: A call for parallel due process rights
… for children by investigating the nature of juvenile welfare policies that affect abused and neglected children by focusing on the Adoption Safe Families Act. Upon the settlement of the U.S., common law from England, known as parens patriae, has governed the juvenile justice system. This …
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A criminological investigation into the treatment of juvenile offenders at Vuma Reform School
… describing and explaining the treatment of juvenile offenders committed to Vuma Reform School by various South African juvenile courts. The analytical method of research is used to describe methods and programmes of treatment in order to gain insight into the treatment programme of Vuma …
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Transferring Juveniles To The Adult Court: A Factorial Survey Of Florida Prosecutors
… whom they prosecute. This is certainly true for juvenile offenders considered for transfer to the adult court. Previous research indicates that serious, violent offenders are the most likely to be transferred to the adult court. However, very little is known on prosecutors' views of the role of …
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Juvenile delinquency : a history and analysis of the issue and representative speeches.
This study investigates the issue of juvenile delinquency in the United States and analyzes rhetorically three speeches that the issue has called forth. Chapter One discusses youthful crime today--its characteristics, sources, and punishments. The establishment of juvenile courts represents a step …
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The Effect of Family Solidarity on Female Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Study
… solidarity on the delinquent acts of female juveniles in Polk County, Iowa. Procedure. A longitudinal sample, consisting of 100 cases from the records found in the Polk County Juvenile Court, was the basis for compiling data. Basically these consisted of a family record sheet and a social …
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Family Structure and the Criminal Behavior of Juveniles in Tennessee.
… between family type and criminal behavior of juveniles in Tennessee who were referred to Juvenile Court in 2006. The population used in the study comprised the juveniles who were referred to the Tennessee Juvenile Courts as reported by the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges …
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The Relationship Between Juvenile Diversion Programs and Recidivism For Juvenile Offenders
… study, data were gathered from court records and referral history reports for approximately 200 individual juvenile offenders referred to one of three hearing types, including Community Accountability Boards, Teen Court, and Staff Assignments. Results may help administrators …
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The effect of training on referrals to an outpatient adolescent sex offender treatment program
… sexual offender treatment program. Fifty-two juvenile court probation officers were trained to assess and identify adolescent sex offenders who met program referral criteria. Pre- and post-training tests were administered to measure the effect of training on a subject's knowledge and …
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Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study in the Leadership of Restorative Justice
… a reform justice model used at Ada County Juvenile Court Services located in Boise, Idaho. Within each of its divisions, ACJCS utilizes this shared leadership model. At this court, leadership capacity was built though encouraging team members to take initiative and show innovation. …
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Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study in the Leadership of Restorative Justice
… a reform justice model used at Ada County Juvenile Court Services located in Boise, Idaho. Within each of its divisions, ACJCS utilizes this shared leadership model. At this court, leadership capacity was built though encouraging team members to take initiative and show innovation. …
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