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Alternatives For Youth’S Advocacy Program:Reducing Minority Youth Incarceration Placements In Cleveland, Ohio, Christopher A. Mallett, Linda Julian
Alternatives For Youth’S Advocacy Program:Reducing Minority Youth Incarceration Placements In Cleveland, Ohio, Christopher A. Mallett, Linda Julian
Social Work Faculty Publications
Detaining and incarcerating juvenile delinquents is ineffective and costly juvenile justice policy. These placements, indicative of the “tough on crime” approach, become problematic for many of these youths who do not have the advantage of legal counsel because they waive this right. In addition, a majority of these youths have a mental health or special education disability that does not get addressed in correctional facilities. Alternatives for Youth's Advocacy Program (AFY) in Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) is addressing these issues using a holistic approach that includes the provision of civil legal representation to assist youths in accessing disability services and …
Specialized Detention And Correctional Facilities, Christopher A. Mallett, Michael J. Williams, Shawn C. Marsh
Specialized Detention And Correctional Facilities, Christopher A. Mallett, Michael J. Williams, Shawn C. Marsh
Social Work Faculty Publications
The placements covered in this chapter include child and youth residential treatment facilities, juvenile detention and correctional facilities, juvenile sexual offender treatment facilities, women's prisons, and military detention and correctional institutions. For each of these specialized placements, we present their history and current philosophy,outline basic components of design, treatment services, and programming: and review the satus of evidence-based practice.
Juvenile Court Probation Supervised Youths: At Risk In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Christopher A. Mallett
Juvenile Court Probation Supervised Youths: At Risk In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Christopher A. Mallett
Social Work Faculty Publications
Focuses on the increasing court cases of juvenile delinquents which are being processed in the U.S. Average of 1.2 million youths who are adjudicated delinquent and subsequently monitored by the juvenile justice system each year; Legal implication of the term probation; Risks involved in the juvenile justice system including family conflicts, addiction disorders, school problems and trauma.