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Trauma and Aggression in Juvenile Offenders
… largely inconclusive. An additional obstacle for offenders is the presence of previous traumas, which has been closely linked to both overt and indirect aggression. Although both males and females in the juvenile justice system are likely to have experienced trauma, the traumas experienced by …
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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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CAN REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS REDUCE THE RECIDIVISM OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS?
<p>Since the founding of the juvenile justice system, minimal attention or research effort has been contributed to the understanding of factors affecting the rates of juvenile arrests, detainment, and return to community. Over time, studies have seen juvenile recidivism rise and fall. Counties and …
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Serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders: a systems approach
… and 18 years who were detained in two different juvenile detention centers at the time of the study. As many previous self-report studies have tended to draw samples of youth not containing a significant proportion of serious, violent, and chronic offenders (for example, school-based and …
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The Relationship Between Juvenile Diversion Programs and Recidivism For Juvenile Offenders
… 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 understand the rates of success for each hearing type as well as predict the …
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Causal attributions for crime involving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal juvenile offenders
… the cause of and appropriate punishment for juvenile crime. A pilot investigation (n= 30) revealed that the crimes of motor vehicle theft and possession of an illegal drug were perceived to be more strongly associated with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offender respectively. This …
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The Role of Emotion in the Aggressive Behavior of Juvenile Offenders
… in overt aggression in a sample of detained juvenile offenders. Clusters were formed based on type and level of overt aggression exhibited: reactive, proactive/reactive, and low aggression. The proactive/reactive distinction failed to provide differential relationships with dependent …
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Race and Gender Differences in Two Sanctioning Strategies for Juvenile Offenders
… is based on data gathered from Jefferson Parish Juvenile Services Department of Probation used to examine how race and gender influence juvenile sanctioning strategy allocation. The results from the discriminant analysis offers support for the argument that due to stereotypical perceptions on the …
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The effects of individual factors on punitive attitudes toward juvenile offenders
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Family-based treatments for serious juvenile offenders : a multilevel meta-analysis
… hold considerable promise in reducing serious juvenile offending; however, these treatments remain underutilized by youth service systems. In the present study, I used multilevel meta-analysis to (a) characterize the nature and quality of research on family-based treatments for serious juvenile …
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Sex Registries and Juvenile Offenders: An Examination of College Student Perception
<p>Juvenile sex offenders are included in sex offender registration laws based on the assumption that they pose a high risk for future reoffending. Without doubt sex offender laws are quite controversial. Given the recent support in applying sex offender registry laws to juveniles, laws originally …
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Sexual and Non-Sexual Juvenile Offenders: Developmental Antecedents and Behavioral Outcomes
… as well as non-sexual crime characteristics of juvenile sex offenders in residential treatment. Paper 2 focuses on the family characteristics and childhood experiences that predict group membership in juvenile sex offender and juvenile delinquent groups. Finally, paper 3 explores those factors …
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Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders
Juvenile crime is a growing problem in Malawi. International research has focussed on the causes of this type of crime in an attempt to explain and deal with this phenomenon. This study adds to the scholarly knowledge by exploring the life stories of 22 male juvenile offenders currently …
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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 …
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Application of prescribed minimum sentencing legislation on juvenile offenders in South Africa
The detention of juvenile offenders is not encouraged by both the Constitution and a number of international instruments. This right is entrenched in the South African Constitution (section 28(1)(g) ) which provides that every child has the right not to be detained except as a measure of last …
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Discrepant Self-Perceptions as Predictors of Rule Violating Behavior Among Juvenile Offenders
… (e.g., perceptual bias) in a sample of male juvenile offenders (JOs) (Smith, Lynch, Stephens, & Kistner, 2015). This study sought to extend the literature examining discrepant self-perceptions within juvenile offenders in two important ways: first, by examining whether two separate facets of …
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Developmental Pathways to Psychopathic Traits in Caucasian and African American Juvenile Offenders
There is a growing body of research suggesting that the presence of psychopathic traits, and more specifically, callous-unemotional traits in youth, may constitute a distinct developmental pathway to aggressive behavior. However, ethnic groups are understudied in this literature such that it is …
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Callous Unemotional Traits and Patterns of Antisocial Behavior Among Female Juvenile Offenders
… behavior and criminal offending of female juveniles committed to a secure juvenile justice facility. A history of physical abuse was examined as a potential moderator of these relationships. The deviant behaviors of peers were examined with respect to the outcomes for the entire sample. A …
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Museum Activism and Social Responsibility: Building Museum Education Programs for Juvenile Offenders
… line of criminal behavior and have spent time in juvenile detention centers. Not only could this kind of outreach provide museums the chance to establish connections with local justice systems, but it would give youthful offenders the opportunity to visit and engage in museums, while potentially …
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