Building
Pennsylvania's Comprehensive Aftercare Model:
Probation Case Management Essentials for Youth in
Placement
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This
paper describes the development of a structured
and thoughtful approach for implementing the probation-related
goals of the Joint Policy Statement, resulting in
a model for comprehensive aftercare operating in
county juvenile probation departments and in collaboration
with public juvenile corrections institutions, private
residential facilities and host and home school
districts, in particular.
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Juvenile
Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
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Free through NCJRS
(1-800-638-8736)
NCJ# 212906
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Since
1995 the reports in OJJDP’s Juvenile Offenders
and Victims series have been among the most referenced
documents in the juvenile justice field. They pull
together the most requested and needed empirical
information and present it in a way that enables
non-technical audiences to understand its meaning
and significance. Presentations are relatively short,
the writing is clear, and graphics and tables are
well designed and easy to read.
Co-authors, Howard Snyder and Melissa Sickmund,
of the National Center for Juvenile Justice, have
again teamed together to produce a volume that every
juvenile justice professional will want in their
library. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006
National Report presents comprehensive information
on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and
on the juvenile justice system. This OJJDP National
Report brings together the latest available statistics
from a variety of sources and includes numerous
tables, graphs, and maps, accompanied by analyses
in clear, nontechnical language.
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National
Report
is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=234394
A
limited number of printed copies are available.
Copies can be ordered online at http://www.ncjrs.gov/app/shoppingcart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ%20212906&repro=0.
Please search by document number 212906.
All
the statistics you need are in one terrific report.
In addition to the report, NCJJ and OJJDP disseminate
data through a web site that gives users further
access to the information found in the reports.
The web site—the OJJDP Statistical Briefing
Book—is one of the most visited sites on the
U.S. Department of Justice’s family of web
sites because of the usefulness of the information
and its ease of use. To download your copy of Juvenile
Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report (on
or after March 27th) or to order a hard copy, visit
the OJJDP
Statistical Briefing Book.
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| Advancing
Accountability:
Moving Toward Victim Restoration |
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Free
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One
of the goals of Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice
system is the “imposition of accountability”
for offenses committed. This White Paper takes the
position that true accountability requires juvenile
offenders to repair the harm caused by their offending
behavior and to understand and acknowledge the wrongfulness
of their actions, their responsibility for causing
harm, and the impact of the crime on the crime victim
and community. It identifies system responsibilities,
restorative practices and outcomes relative to accountability.
This White Paper was the result of debate among focus
group participants under the auspices of the State
Advisory Group.
Advancing
Accountability: Moving Toward Victim Restoration-
Full PDF
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| Advancing
Community Protection:
A White Paper for Pennsylvania |
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Free
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This
white paper is based on the belief that Pennsylvania
citizens have a right to be and feel safe from crime.
It recognizes that, for the most part, young people
who commit crimes are not serious, violent or chronic
offenders. It furthers a long-standing policy of making
every effort to keep young offenders in their communities—or
apply the least restrictive alternative to incarceration—so
long as the risk they pose to the public's safety
can be managed. Although this White Paper focuses
on discrete aspects of the community protection goal,
it is the sum total of activities directed toward
achieving Pennsylvania's three goals that leads to
law abiding, productive and connected citizens who
have made amends.
Advancing
Community Protection- Full PDF
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| Advancing
Competency Development:
A White Paper for Pennsylvania |
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Free
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One
of the fundamental purposes of Pennsylvania’s
juvenile justice system is to develop “competencies”
in delinquent youth. What does that mean? How is it
done? The White Paper attempts to answer those questions,
articulating basic principles and identifying research-support
practices, outcomes and measures for competency development
that conform to the Juvenile Act’s language
and purpose. The White Paper was the result of much
debate among focus group participants under the auspices
of the State Advisory Group.
Advancing
Competency Development - Full PDF
Advancing
Competency Development Summary
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| Law
Enforcement, Court Notice to School of Student's Delinquent
Act- 2006 Update (2006) |
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Order #352
$5.00
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Published
monthly, the NCJJ Snapshot series summarizes current
legal issues relating to how children and families are
handled in juvenile and family court systems across
the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot
Views" of the most recent legislation affecting
families today are provided for easy reference. In addition,
some issues offer brief summaries of significant case
law which appear before the Nation's courts.
Vol.
11, No. 12 |
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| Pennsylvania
Juvenile Delinquency Benchbook (2006) |
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Free
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| Pennsylvania
Juvenile Justice System Goals (2008) |
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Free
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The
goals of Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system
are established by statute. The Juvenile Act mandates
“…balanced attention to the protection
of the community, the imposition of accountability
for offenses committed and the development of competencies
to enable children to become responsible and productive
members of the community.” All interventions
and all decisions, from intake to aftercare, must
be aimed at achieving these fundamental goals—community
protection, offender accountability and competency
development— consistent with the protection
of the public interest. Pennsylvania has spent over
a decade defining and fleshing out these goals,
articulating the basic balanced and restorative
justice principles involved, and identifying research
supported practices, outcomes, and measures that
conform to the Juvenile Act’s language and
purposes.
Pennsylvania
Juvenile Justice System Goals - 4 Pages
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