PPT-Disproportionate Minority Contact in Connecticut’s Juvenile Justice System

A presentation to the Commission on Racial amp Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System September 9 2013 Guiding Principles Divert youth from formal system involvement and unnecessary system penetration when consistent with public safety. VOL. 18 / NO. 2 / FALL 2008 59 Disproportionate Minority Contact Alex R. Piquero Summary For many years, notes Alex Piquero, youth of color have been overrepresented at every stage of the U.S. juv NYC Task Force on Racial Disparity in the Juvenile Justice System. What is Racial Disparity?. Racial disparity occurs whenever the percentage of youth in the juvenile justice system exceeds the percentage of youth in the general population. OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT . MAGISTRATES CONFERENCE . TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR THE CARIBBEAN. LOOKING TOWARDS A NEW DAWN: DIVERSION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE. 26-28 August, 2013. The Verandah Resort & Spa Antigua. Carl McCurley, Ph.D.. Thomas George, Ph.D.. Sarah Veele-Brice, Ph.D.. Jennifer Zipoy, M.A.. Administrative Office of the Courts. Washington State Center for Court Research. 1. Arrest. Referral to Court. The System Today. In 1990s, a system of family courts was instituted in Vermont. This was the result of an act passed by the Vermont Legislature in its 1990 session. . All juvenile matters that were heard by the court, sitting as a juvenile court, are now heard by the family court.. Welcome to the search for . solutions. Why we’re here. L. earn and talk about . racial and ethnic disparities. in and beyond the justice system,. implicit bias. ,. a. nd. t. he things we can do to make. 1 States are required to enter data into OJJDP’s DMC Webbased Data Entry System using these racial categories here: https://www.ojjdp.dmcdata.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f 2 Herzand Spohn 2006and A Multi-systems Focus. Lyman . Legters. Casey Family Programs and CYPM Consultant. Shay . Bilchik. Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. Today’s Presenters. Lyman . Legters. Senior Director. April, 2012. A Research-Based Message Strategy. Methodology. Citizen Opinion worked with . Mike Bocian and Greenberg . Quinlan . Rosner. Research to conduct . a survey . among 1,001 American adults on behalf of the Campaign for Youth . Juvenile Justice System. The juvenile justice system is designed to deal with the problems of . delinquent acts. committed by persons under the age of 18.. Delinquent Acts. There are . two. types of delinquent acts:. Justice-Involved . Youth: . Newly . Developed Tools, Recommendations, and . Research. . Thursday. , . 17 April 2014. 1:30-2:30pm . EDT. If you have technical questions, please call. . 412.858.1395. Learning Objective 1. Describe the child- saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of . parens patriae. .. Peter Andrew Bosch/Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images. The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice. Office DelinquencyPreventionwwwojjdpgov2process of determining the possible risks of reoffending among youths who have come into contact with the justice system and to assist in the development of ind : anyone under the age of 18. Youth under the age of 18 who are accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act are typically processed through a juvenile justice system. . While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways, the juvenile justice process operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of responsibility and potential for rehabilitation.