Description
In
the past decade, a number of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions
have begun to take significant steps to overhaul their juvenile justice
systems - for example, reducing the use of juvenile detention and
out-of-home placement, bringing greater attention to racial and ethnic
disparities, looking for ways to engage affected families in the
process, and raising the age at which juvenile court jurisdiction ends.
These changes are the result of heightening awareness of the
ineffectiveness of punitive practices and accumulating knowledge about
adolescent development. Momentum for reform is growing. However, many
more state, local, and tribal jurisdictions need assistance, and
practitioners in the juvenile justice field are looking for guidance
from the federal government, particularly from the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the Department of Justice
.
Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
identifies and prioritizes strategies and policies to effectively
facilitate reform of the juvenile justice system and develop an
implementation plan for OJJDP. Based on the 2013 report Reforming Juvenile Justice,
this report is designed to provide specific guidance to OJJDP regarding
the steps that it should take, both internally and externally, to
facilitate juvenile justice reform grounded in knowledge about
adolescent development. The report identifies seven hallmarks of a
developmental approach to juvenile justice to guide system reform:
accountability without criminalization, alternatives to justice system
involvement, individualized response based on needs and risks,
confinement only when necessary for public safety, genuine commitment to
fairness, sensitivity to disparate treatment, and family engagement. Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
outlines how these hallmarks should be incorporated into policies and
practices within OJJDP, as well as in actions extended to state, local,
and tribal jurisdictions to achieve the goals of the juvenile justice
system through a developmentally informed approach.
.
Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
identifies and prioritizes strategies and policies to effectively
facilitate reform of the juvenile justice system and develop an
implementation plan for OJJDP. Based on the 2013 report Reforming Juvenile Justice,
this report is designed to provide specific guidance to OJJDP regarding
the steps that it should take, both internally and externally, to
facilitate juvenile justice reform grounded in knowledge about
adolescent development. The report identifies seven hallmarks of a
developmental approach to juvenile justice to guide system reform:
accountability without criminalization, alternatives to justice system
involvement, individualized response based on needs and risks,
confinement only when necessary for public safety, genuine commitment to
fairness, sensitivity to disparate treatment, and family engagement. Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
outlines how these hallmarks should be incorporated into policies and
practices within OJJDP, as well as in actions extended to state, local,
and tribal jurisdictions to achieve the goals of the juvenile justice
system through a developmentally informed approach.
This report sets forth a detailed and
prioritized strategic plan for the federal government to support and
facilitate developmentally oriented juvenile justice reform. The pivotal
component of the plan is to strengthen the role, capacity, and
commitment of OJJDP, the lead federal agency in the field. By carrying
out the recommendations of Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform, the federal government will both reaffirm and advance the promise of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
Topics
- Behavioral and Social Sciences — Law and Justice
- Behavioral and Social Sciences — Children, Youth and Families
Publication Info
122 pages | 8.5 x 11Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-30347-7
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