PPT-Chapter 15 The Juvenile Justice System

Learning Objective 1 Describe the child saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of parens patriae Peter Andrew BoschMiami HeraldMCT via Getty Images The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice. 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. Honorable District Judge Karen Thomas. These are not . “. bad kids.. ”. They are kids who need:. Treatment. Community support. Detention isn’t the answer. reclaimingfutures.org. What we know. 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.. A Call to Action for the Juvenile Justice Community. The Arc’s National Center on . Criminal Justice and Disability™ (NCCJD). Welcome. !. First time using webex?. You can communicate using the . Chat Box . Annie P. . Claesson. -Huseby. Annie p. . claesson-huseby. Bachelor of Science Degree – Public Administration. Juris Doctorate Degree, with Distinction. Master’s Degree – Public Administration. 3 years at Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota. 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 . Chapter 16. What is the legal age of majority in most states?. What is 18?. Aftercare in the juvenile justice system is most similar to what in the adult system?. What . is . probation?. True or False?. 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. Justice Involved Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Call to Action for the Juvenile Justice Community The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability™ (NCCJD) 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 What is the legal age of majority in most states?. What is 18?. Aftercare in the juvenile justice system is most similar to what in the adult system?. What . is . probation?. True or False?. Juveniles who are found delinquent do not have criminal records in the same way that adults do.. : 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.