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1999 National Report Series. Minorities In The Juvenile Justice System, Us Department Of Justice
1999 National Report Series. Minorities In The Juvenile Justice System, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
As the Nation moves into the 21st century, the reduction of juvenile crime, violence, and victimization constitutes one of the most crucial challenges of the new millennium. To meet that challenge, reliable information is essential. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report offers a comprehensive overview of these pervasive problems and the response of the juvenile justice system. The National Report brings together statistics from a variety of sources on a wide array of topics, presenting the information in clear, nontechnical text enhanced by more than 350 easy-to-read tables, graphs, and maps. This Bulletin series is designed to give readers …
1999 National Report Series. Juvenile Justice: A Century Of Change, Us Department Of Justice
1999 National Report Series. Juvenile Justice: A Century Of Change, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
As the Nation moves into the 21st century, the reduction of juvenile crime, violence, and victimization constitutes one of the most crucial challenges of the new millennium. To meet that challenge, reliable information is essential. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report offers a comprehensive overview of these pervasive problems and the response of the juvenile justice system. The National Report brings together statistics from a variety of sources on a wide array of topics, presenting the information in clear, nontechnical text enhanced by more than 350 easy-to-read tables, graphs, and maps. This Bulletin series is designed to give readers …
Youth Gang Drug Trafficking, Us Department Of Justice
Youth Gang Drug Trafficking, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles, Us Department Of Justice
Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Families And Schools Together: Building Relationships, Us Department Of Justice
Families And Schools Together: Building Relationships, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of The Children At Risk Program: Results L Year After The End Of The Program, Us Department Of Justice
Evaluation Of The Children At Risk Program: Results L Year After The End Of The Program, Us Department Of Justice
National Institute of Justice Research in Brief
No abstract provided.
Government As God: An Update On Federal Intervention In The Treatment Of Critically Ill Newborns, Dionne L. Koller
Government As God: An Update On Federal Intervention In The Treatment Of Critically Ill Newborns, Dionne L. Koller
All Faculty Scholarship
Whether a severely impaired or critically ill infant should receive lifesaving, and sometimes extraordinary, medical treatment, or be allowed to die, is hotly debated. The issue initially garnered public attention in 1982, when an infant who was born with Down's Syndrome, “Baby Doe,” was allowed to die from a correctable birth defect. Following this, the federal government took a lead role in determining the fate of critically ill newborns. In the meantime, doctors, philosophers, and others have debated whether federal interference in this area is appropriate.
This essay will bring the reader up to date on the “Baby Doe” issue …
School And Community Interventions To Prevent Serious And Violent Offending, Us Department Of Justice
School And Community Interventions To Prevent Serious And Violent Offending, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Community Policing And Youth, Us Department Of Justice
Community Policing And Youth, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Offenders In Juvenile Court, 1996, Us Department Of Justice
Offenders In Juvenile Court, 1996, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
The Enduring Difference Of Youth, David Yellen
Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza
Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza
Faculty Scholarship
This Essay will argue that the public defender, or any other attorney appointed by the court to defend adults or juveniles charged with criminal offenses, should not undertake, or fail to undertake, any action to the legal detriment of a client on the basis of a conflict the attorney perceives between religious and professional imperatives, except in the rare case of imminent death or serious bodily harm to another. This argument rests on the following four premises: (1) the public defender occupies a unique position in our legal system, and options that may be available to lawyers who serve private …
Sentence Discounts And Sentencing Guidelines For Juveniles, David Yellen
Sentence Discounts And Sentencing Guidelines For Juveniles, David Yellen
Articles
No abstract provided.
Rules, Responsibility And Commitment To Children: The New Language Of Morality In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy
Rules, Responsibility And Commitment To Children: The New Language Of Morality In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy
All Faculty Scholarship
Part One of this Article explores the meaning of morality by briefly reviewing a variety of attempts to explore the meaning of moral conduct. This Section draws on a variety of contemporary moral philosophers who have built on the classical tradition to develop a broader definition of moral behavior. This discussion provides a context for the current debate about the meaning of morality in family law and moral discourse in the no-fault era. Part One also reviews the historical debate about how law should strike a balance between promoting communitarian values and respecting autonomy and individual rights. The Article argues …
Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast
Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast
All Faculty Scholarship
This Article begins by exploring and documenting the connections between domestic violence, substance abuse, and child abuse. Part II of the Article examines the legal system's response to child protection cases in which maternal abuse and, in some cases, substance abuse are present. This section begins by describing the shifting theories underlying child welfare in this country. It then contrasts these theories with child welfare practice by reporting the results of a study of eighty-five Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) cases in four jurisdictions in Maryland. Although the study examines a limited sample, the cases examined confirm the strong …
Punishment Or Treatment For Adolescent Offenders: Therapeutic Integrity And The Paradoxical Effects Of Punishment, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Punishment Or Treatment For Adolescent Offenders: Therapeutic Integrity And The Paradoxical Effects Of Punishment, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Faculty Scholarship
Throughout much of its history, the American juvenile court maintained a goal of rehabilitation of the individual, and placed custody and punishment as secondary or ancillary goals in the pursuit of "remaking the child's character and lifestyle." To its founders, the development of a separate juvenile court reflected a fundamental distinction between sanctions based on characteristics of the offender, and punishment based on the offense. Juvenile court dispositions were designed to determine why the child was in court, and what could be done to avoid future appearances. Judge Julian Mack's classic statement of the original theory of the juvenile court …
A Prevention Model Of Juvenile Justice: The Promise Of Kansas V. Hendricks For Children, Christopher Slobogin, Mark R. Fondacaro, Jennifer L. Woolard
A Prevention Model Of Juvenile Justice: The Promise Of Kansas V. Hendricks For Children, Christopher Slobogin, Mark R. Fondacaro, Jennifer L. Woolard
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The traditional juvenile court, focused on rehabilitation and "childsaving," was premised primarily on a parens patriae notion of State power. " Because of juveniles' immaturity and greater treatability, this theory posited, the State could forego the substantive and procedural requirements associated with the adult system of criminal punishment. As an historical and conceptual matter, however, the parens patriae power justifies intervention only for the good of the subject, not for society as a whole. " From the outset, then, the image of the juvenile delinquency system as a manifestation of the State acting as "parent" was an implausible one. This …
Childhood Abuse And Adult Murder: Implications For The Death Penalty, Phyllis L. Crocker
Childhood Abuse And Adult Murder: Implications For The Death Penalty, Phyllis L. Crocker
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
A jury that convicts a defendant of capital murder must then decide whether that defendant deserves a life sentence or death. Mitigating evidence is crucial to the defense at this stage because such evidence may provide the jury with a basis for imposing a life sentence. In this article, Professor Crocker argues that evidence that a defendant was abused as a child is paradigmatic mitigating evidence. A detailed presentation of the defendant's childhood experience and a cogent explanation of its long-term repercussions will enable the jury to understand why the defendant committed the crime, perhaps allowing the jury to sympathize …
When Equal Opportunity Meets Freedom Of Expression: Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment And The First Amendment In School, Kay P. Kindred
When Equal Opportunity Meets Freedom Of Expression: Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment And The First Amendment In School, Kay P. Kindred
Scholarly Works
Sexual harassment can take a variety of forms. It can be verbal, nonverbal or physical. Often it takes the form of hateful and harassing speech. In the AAUW Survey, 76% of the girls and 56 % of the boys surveyed had been the target of sexual comments, jokes, gestures or looks. Even when the harassment includes physical contact of some nature, it is typically accompanied or preceded by verbal harassment. While school officials and parents look for solutions to these problems, courts are struggling with the questions as well. In recent years, the problem of student-on-student sexual harassment has found …
Book Review, David S. Tanenhaus
Book Review, David S. Tanenhaus
Scholarly Works
In his engaging The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice, political scientist Christopher P. Manfredi argues that Americans in the 1990s are still feeling the powerful and unintended consequences of a trilogy of Supreme Court decisions, Kent v. United States (1966), In re Gault (1967), and In re Winship (1970). In Gault, the most famous of these cases, Justice Abe Fortas announced that it was time for the “constitutional domestication” of the nation’s juvenile courts and began this process by extending limited due process protection to offenders during adjudicatory hearings. Fortas believed that these protections would shield juveniles from unlimited …
Domestic Violence And Children: Analysis And Recommendations, Lois A. Weithorn, Lucy S. Carter, Richard E. Behrman
Domestic Violence And Children: Analysis And Recommendations, Lois A. Weithorn, Lucy S. Carter, Richard E. Behrman
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Health Care Access For Children With Disabilities, Linda C. Fentiman
Health Care Access For Children With Disabilities, Linda C. Fentiman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
In the last twenty-five years, we have seen a remarkable evolution in attitudes and practice toward the treatment of children with disabilities. Children born with severe physical and mental anomalies are no longer routinely allowed to die. Many such children, along with those who become disabled later in childhood through illness or injury, receive aggressive life-saving medical treatment as well as continuing medical and habilitative care. Some children, particularly those whose families are affluent, receive substantial therapeutic and other supportive services that permit them to overcome their disabilities and function effectively in school and, later, at work.
Not So Hard (And Not So Special), After All: Comments On Zimring's "The Hardest Of The Hard Cases", Stephen J. Morse
Not So Hard (And Not So Special), After All: Comments On Zimring's "The Hardest Of The Hard Cases", Stephen J. Morse
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts
The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Treating Kids Right, Christopher Slobogin
Treating Kids Right, Christopher Slobogin
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The concept of amenability to treatment is, in theory, at the core of juvenile delinquency jurisprudence. From its inception as an entity separate from the adult criminal court, the juvenile court was meant to focus on the rehabilitative potential of children. On this premise, the central inquiry in a juvenile delinquency proceeding should be whether the child found delinquent is amenable to treatment. Disposition should depend upon the rehabilitative potential and needs of the juvenile, and only if no treatment is available in the juvenile system should transfer to adult court be considered. In practice, amenability to treatment may never …
A Child's Right To Physical Integrity, Suellyn Scarnecchia
A Child's Right To Physical Integrity, Suellyn Scarnecchia
Articles
As we wring our hands over increasing reports of severe child abuse and how violent many of our children have become, it might be time to reassess policies that give parents and others the license to use even the most mild forms of violence against our children.
Poverty, Race, And New Directions In Child Welfare Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts
Poverty, Race, And New Directions In Child Welfare Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Foreword, Elizabeth S. Scott
Foreword, Elizabeth S. Scott
Faculty Scholarship
In November 1998, the interdisciplinary Center for Children, families and the Law at the University of Virginia sponsored a conference on Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Reform. The conference brought together an extraordinary group of experts from the academic disciplines of law, criminology and psychology. Before an audience made up of researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners in the field of juvenile justice, these experts analyzed legal policy toward juvenile crime from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. The articles in this important symposium issue of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law are based on the papers …
Context And Culpability In Adolescent Crime, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Context And Culpability In Adolescent Crime, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Faculty Scholarship
This Essay merges the perspectives of context and decision-making to assess the role of contextual factors in the unfolding of violent events by adolescents. The framework for decision-making assumes that context is a dynamic rather than a static feature of the cognitive landscape. Decisions by adolescents to engage in crime or violence are shaped through interactions with features of their environments, are contingent on responses emanating from that context, and are filtered through the unique lens of adolescence. Rather than assuming discrete and independent components in a decision framework, this Essay assumes that decisions are the product of interactions across …