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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Juvenile Offender"”.
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The Impact of Juvenile Offender Race on Public Perception of Crime Seriousness
… focus of research, especially when considering juvenile offenders. However, there is very limited research in this area. This study looked at how the public perceives crime seriousness and how race of the juvenile offender impacts the overall seriousness rating. An online survey that included 15 …
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The Impact of the Vocational Assessment Process on Juvenile Offender Self Concept
Juvenile crime and recidivism continue to be significant, costly issues in American society. Employment contributes to successful reentry and lower recidivism. However, low self concept and problems with exploring careers and identifying options may interfere with juvenile offenders’ abilities to …
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Efficacy of Juvenile Offender Assessments: Utilization of Recommendations, Measurement Constructs, and Risk Factors
… of this study was to explore the efficacy of juvenile offender assessments. Data from 104 juvenile offender assessments were analyzed and followed up with placement, subsequent offending, and outcome data from the juvenile and adult systems. Constructs consistently assessed included …
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Measuring the Effects of the TYC Gainesville Resocialization Program on Juvenile Offender Resiliency Levels
… of the effects of resocialization programming on juvenile offender resiliency levels was conducted with 220 juveniles committed to a maximum security facility. Data were examined on the subjects' age, race/ethnicity, length of time at the facility, level of resocialization, and resiliency score. …
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The relationship between psychological inflexibility and the interpersonal needs underlying suicidality in a juvenile offender sample.
… to interpersonal needs within a youth sample. As juvenile offenders are particularly vulnerable to suicide, examining this potential relationship within a juvenile offender sample may provide unique insight (Joshi & Billick, 2017). The present study examined interrelations between psychological …
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An Exploration of Impediments to Attachment in a Juvenile Offender Population: Comparisons between Juvenile Sex Offenders, Juvenile Violent Offenders And Juvenile Non-Sex, Non-Violent Offenders
… that may differentiate between incarcerated juveniles who have committed sexual crimes and incarcerated juveniles who have not committed such offenses. The exploration of such potential barriers to attachment has been organized around Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model. Subjects were 2948 …
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Court -ordered cognitive -behavioural group treatment with adolescent offenders: Outcomes of an anger management program
… Clinic offers two group interventions to aid juvenile offenders and their families. The Skills Training in Anger Reduction (STAR) program is a cognitive behavioural anger management group intervention program for juveniles, while Court Help On Increasing Control and Effectiveness (CHOICE) is a …
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Justice for the child offender : to what extent does Zambia comply with international law standards?
… standards on child justice particularly for the juvenile offender. The international legal framework as it currently operates will therefore be considered in this study. An examination of Zambia?s current laws will also be taken into account and an analysis of whether or not such laws live up to …
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Transferring Juveniles To The Adult Court: A Factorial Survey Of Florida Prosecutors
… impact and shape the course of the lives of the offenders 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, …
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Is there adquate juvenile justice? A critical analysis of the Law of defilement by juvenile offenders and the issues raised in Kapya Kandeke V the People
… dissertation considers whether there is adequate juvenile justice with regard to the law of defilement paying particular attention to the case of Kapya v the people. In approaching the subject matter, the research begins by giving a general background of the juvenile justice system. The research …
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Juvenile Offenders' Perceptions of the Counseling Relationship
The purpose of the study was to explore juvenile offenders' perceptions of the counseling relationship. Eight juvenile offenders who were on probation under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court participated in the study. Using a phenomenological methodology, two interviews with each participant …
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The assessment of juvenile offenders : learning lessons for Saudi Arabia from a contextual comparison with Scotland
… diversity in systems and procedures for treating juvenile offenders who commit similar offences under similar circumstances around the world raises a number of questions. These questions concern the organisational and procedural structures, the value orientation, and the historical, political and …
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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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The Use Of Psychological Assessments In A Southern Illinois Diversion Program: An Outcome Study Of Recommendation Adherence In Juvenile Offenders
… United States have engaged in delinquent acts. Juvenile delinquency is related to the development of Conduct Disorder and other mental health disorders including: Substance Abuse, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression and Anxiety. Within the juvenile court system, mental health …
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Parental Involvement in Family Therapy for Adolescents who Sexually Offend
Adolescents commit between 30% and 50% of the sexual offenses against young children in the United States. Adolescents who complete specialized treatment for sexual offending, including family therapy, have lower rates of sexual recidivism. Despite the evidence that including families in …
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Reducing the Rate of Recidivism for First-Time Juvenile Offenders with the Parent Monitoring Program, PMP: A Family Counseling Intervention Program
… reducing the rate of recidivism with first-time juvenile offenders in New Orleans, Louisiana. The PMP is a multimodal treatment intervention that combines individual, family, and group, counseling services to juvenile offenders and their families. Pugh, Force, Rault, and Triche (2000) reported …
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Gender-Specific Programs for Female Juvenile Offenders: Purpose, Practice, and Perceived Success
Female juvenile offenders have increasingly and disproportionately become involved with the juvenile justice system, often as a result of running away, drug use, truancy, and other misdemeanor offenses. Many of these females have experienced negative relationships, abusive situations, and …