Juvenile Justice Administration: Processes and Issues

✍ Scribed by Peter C. Kratcoski

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 293
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This second edition textbook focuses on the duties of juvenile justice administrators, featuring more illustrations, examples of programs, and interviews of juvenile justice administrators. The edition is updated to address critical issues in the field, including:

• Recruitment
• Training and retention of juvenile justice personnel
• Reducing violence
• Providing security for youth housed in juvenile correctional facilities
• Diversion programs
• Viable community corrections programs
• Mass media and the community as it relates to juvenile justice administrators

Divided into five distinct sections, this book is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners studying or working with young offenders or juvenile justice administration.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
About the Contributors
Part I: Introduction to Juvenile Justice Administration
Chapter 1: The Juvenile Justice System
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Summary of the Cases
1.3 Goals and Mission of the Juvenile Justice System
1.4 Historical Origins of Juvenile Justice
1.5 The Child Savers Movement
1.6 Creation of the Cook County (Chicago) Juvenile Court
1.7 Administration of the Juvenile Court
1.8 Challenges to the Parens-Patriae Philosophy
1.9 Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court
1.10 Models (Orientations) of Juvenile Justice
1.10.1 The Medical Model (Welfare Model) of Juvenile Justice
1.10.2 The Legal Rights Model
1.10.3 The Justice (Just Deserts) Model
1.10.4 The Restorative (Balanced) Justice Model
1.11 Globalization of Juvenile Justice
1.12 Summary
Court Cases, References
Court Cases
References
Chapter 2: Administrative Principles and Tasks of Juvenile Justice Administrators
2.1 The Juvenile Justice System
2.2 Distinction Between Leadership, Administration, and Management
2.3 Administrative Tasks
2.4 Vision, Mission, Objectives, Goals, and Strategies
2.5 Organizational Theory and Administrative Models
2.6 Personnel in a Bureaucratically Structured Organization
2.7 The Professional Working in a Bureaucratically Structured Organization
2.8 Summary
References
Chapter 3: Decision-Making by Juvenile Justice Agencies (Roles of Juvenile Justice Personnel)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Origins of the Legal Status of Children
3.3 Overview of Juvenile Justice Personnel
3.4 Mission and Goals of Service Agencies for Not-at-Fault Children
3.5 Positions in the Organizational Structure of Child-Serving Agencies
3.6 Interagency Cooperation in Serving at-Risk and No-Fault Children
3.7 Administering Juvenile Justice Agencies Serving at-Fault Children
3.8 Positions of Personnel in Agencies Serving at-Fault Youth
3.9 Institutional and Community Residential Corrections
3.10 Summary
References
Part II: Administration of Juvenile Justice Agencies
Chapter 4: Administration of Agencies Serving Endangered Children
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Identifying Endangered Children
4.3 Sources of Child Endangerment
4.4 Legal Concepts of Child Neglect, Abuse, and Endangerment
4.5 Extent of Child Endangerment
4.6 Investigating Child Abuse
4.7 Child Service Agency Processing of Child Abuse Complaints
4.8 The Investigation Process in Alleged Child Endangerment
4.9 Perpetrators of Child Abuse
4.10 Processing of Child-Endangering Cases to Determine Abuse
4.11 The Adoption Process for Court-Ordered Placements of Children
4.12 The Criminal Prosecution of Child Abusers
4.13 Runaways: A Special Category of Endangered Children
4.14 Social Agency Assistance to Runaway Children
4.15 Missing and Abducted Children
4.16 Summary
Court Case and References
Court Cases
References
Chapter 5: Family Law Pertaining to Children
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Development of the Legal Concept “Child”
5.3 The Role of Children in the Family
5.4 Houses of Refuge
5.5 Compulsory Education
5.6 Origins of the Legal Status of Children
5.7 Significant Cases Pertaining to Parent–Child Relations
5.8 Rights of Parents and Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
5.9 Guardian Ad Litem
5.10 Responsibilities of the Guardian Ad Litem
5.11 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
5.11.1 History of Summit County CASA
5.12 The State’s Duty to Protect a Child Under State Supervision
5.13 Juvenile Rights Pertaining to the Family
5.14 Custody and Visitation Rights
5.15 Summary
Court Cases and References
Court Cases
References
Chapter 6: Administration of Juvenile Justice by Policing Agencies
6.1 Police- Juvenile Interaction: Routine Activities (Box 6.1)
6.2 Police Perceptions of Youth and Youth Perceptions of the Police
6.3 Juvenile Diversion Programs
6.4 Effectiveness of Police Diversion
6.5 Police Procedures
6.5.1 Taking a Child into Custody: Arrest and Protective Custody
6.6 Taking a Child into Custody (Arrest)
6.7 Police Searches of Juveniles
6.8 Detention of Juveniles
6.9 Questioning and Interrogation of Juveniles by the Police (Box 6.3)
6.10 Officers Assigned to Specialized Units and Assignments
6.11 Police Delinquency Prevention Programs
6.12 Summary
Court Cases and References
Court Cases
References
Chapter 7: Administration of Security and Safety in the Schools
7.1 Overview of School Security
7.2 Reflections on Student Experiences Relating to School Security
7.3 School Administrators’ Response to Threats on School Safety
7.4 Cross-Cultural Comparison of School Security in Austria and the United States
7.5 School and Justice Personnel Opinions on Causes of School Crime
7.6 Approaches to School Security in the United States
7.7 Police in the Schools
7.7.1 Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE)
7.7.2 Student Resource Officer (SRO)
7.8 Private Security Officers in the Schools
7.9 Summary
References
Part III: Administration of the Juvenile Justice Process
Chapter 8: Juvenile Law
8.1 Introduction: Parens-Patriae and the Juvenile Court
8.2 Juvenile Rights Pertaining to Police Procedures
8.3 Judicial Processing: Due Process Rights
8.3.1 Judicial Waiver: Kent v. United States (1966)
8.3.2 Judicial Processing of Juveniles
8.3.3 In re Gault (1967)
8.3.4 Double Jeopardy: Breed v. Jones (1975)
8.3.5 Jury Trial: Mc Keiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
8.4 Dispositions (Sentencing)
8.5 Capital Punishment for Juveniles
8.5.1 Capital Punishment Case Pertaining to Mitigating Circumstances of Offender: Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982)
8.5.2 Capital Punishment Case Pertaining to Age of Offender: Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988)
8.5.3 Capital Punishment Cases Pertaining to Ages of Offenders: Stanford v. Kentucky (1988) and Wilkens v. Missouri (1989)
8.5.4 Capital Punishment Case Pertaining to Age: Roper v. Simmons (2005)
8.6 Mandatory Life Imprisonment Sentences for Juveniles
8.6.1 Graham v. Florida (2010) and Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016)
8.6.2 Mandatory Life Jones v. Mississippi (2022)
8.6.3 State and Federal District Court Cases Pertaining to Punishment and Treatment for Incarcerated Youth
8.7 Summary
8.8 Court Cases
References
Chapter 9: Juvenile Court Administration: Diversion and Informal Processing
9.1 Introduction: Juvenile Justice Models
9.2 Changes in Juvenile Court Philosophy and Orientation
9.3 Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court
9.4 Differences Between Juvenile Courts and Family Courts
9.5 Administration of Juvenile Courts
9.6 Administrative Duties of Judge
9.7 Juvenile Court Administrator
9.8 Informal Processing of At-Fault Youth
9.9 Juvenile Detention
9.10 Tasks of Intake Departments
9.11 Summary
References
Chapter 10: Juvenile Court Administration: Formal Processing
10.1 Formal Processing in the Juvenile Court
10.2 Role of the Prosecutor in the Juvenile Court
10.3 Role of the Defense Attorney
10.4 Judicial Waiver to Criminal Courts
10.5 Role of the Psychologist in Judicial Waivers
10.6 Adjudication and Disposition
10.7 Sentencing of Juveniles Convicted in Criminal Court
10.8 Summary
Court Cases and References
Court Cases
References
Part IV: Trends in Juvenile Justice Administration
Chapter 11: Administration of Probation, Parole, and Other Community-Based Sanctions
11.1 Community-Based Dispositions for Adjudicated Delinquents
11.2 Probation
11.2.1 Origins of Probation for Juveniles
11.2.2 Extent of Probation Use for Adjudicated Delinquents
11.2.3 Case Management: Predisposition and Risk–Needs Assessments
11.3 Conditions of Probation
11.4 Roles (Tasks) Performed by Probation Officers
11.5 Probation Termination
11.6 Discharge and Revocation of Probation
11.7 Intensive Supervision Probation
11.8 Parole (Aftercare)
11.8.1 Organization of Parole
11.8.2 The Parole Process
11.8.3 Conditions of Parole
11.8.4 Roles of Parole Officers
11.8.5 Termination from Parole Supervision
11.8.6 Parole Revocation
11.9 Community Residential Facilities
11.10 Treatment Modalities
11.10.1 Group Counseling
11.11 Boot Camps
11.12 Use of Community Volunteers
11.13 Summary
Court Case and References
Court Case
References
Chapter 12: Administration of Juvenile Correctional Facilities
12.1 Development of Juvenile Correctional Facilities
12.2 Development of the Houses of Refuge
12.3 Demise of Houses of Refuge, Industrial Schools, Reformatories
12.3.1 Legal Issues Related to Correctional Facilities for Youth
12.4 Child Savers Movement: Origins of the Juvenile Court
12.5 Types and Functions of Juvenile Facilities
12.6 Characteristics of Facilities for Youths in Placement
12.7 Characteristics of Youths in Residential Placement
12.8 Tasks of Administrators of Juvenile Correctional Facilities
12.9 Programs for Incarcerated Youth with Special Needs
12.10 Classification (Reception) Centers
12.11 Administrative Duties of a Superintendent
12.12 Short-Term Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Detention Centers
12.13 Long-Term Juvenile Correctional Facilities
12.14 Organizational Structure and Institutional Goals
12.15 Public and Private Community Residential Facilities
12.16 Life in a Juvenile Correctional Facility
12.17 Juveniles in Adult Correctional Facilities
12.18 Summary
Court Case and References
Court Case
References
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Chapter 13: Trends in Juvenile Justice Administration
13.1 Introduction: Predicting the Future
13.2 Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for Juvenile Justice
13.3 Specialty Dockets (Courts)
13.3.1 Drug Courts
13.3.2 Domestic Violence Courts
13.4 Emergence of the Just Deserts Perspective
13.5 Predicted Changes Resulting from Juvenile Justice Legislation
13.6 Restorative Justice Model for Juvenile Justice
13.7 Trends in the Administration of Juvenile Correctional Institutions
13.8 Privatization of Juvenile Justice Programs
13.9 Globalization of Juvenile Justice
13.9.1 Juvenile Justice Administration: Canada
13.9.2 Juvenile Justice Administration in Austria
13.9.3 Administration of Juvenile Justice in South Africa
13.9.4 Administration of Juvenile Justice in Japan
13.10 Comparison of Juvenile Justice Systems
13.11 Summary
References
Index