NCJ Number
187501
Journal
American Criminal Law Review Volume: 37 Issue: 4 Dated: Fall 2000 Pages: 1409-1428
Editor(s)
Stacey E. Ostfeld
Date Published
2000
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This October 1999 panel discussion at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., focused on juvenile justice reform during the 20th century and on the needs of juvenile justice system professionals such as judges, social workers, and probation officers who must deal with juveniles and juvenile crime.
Abstract
The discussion considered the importance of accountability and deficiencies in the juvenile justice system, particularly the need for more judges, probation officers, diversion programs, and juvenile justice system resources. The discussion also emphasized the need for young people to realize there are consequences of criminal behavior and to prevent juvenile crime from escalating into serious or violent acts. In addition, panel members addressed the history of juvenile courts, juvenile justice legislation, the punishment of juvenile offenders, ways to reduce juvenile crime, juvenile sentencing, provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, crime in schools, juvenile waiver, and minority juvenile offenders. Examples of some of the activities undertaken by State juvenile justice systems are cited.