Sentences with phrase «of juvenile offenders»

Meeting the mental health needs of juvenile offenders is one of the most important issues affecting juvenile justice systems across the nation.

Researchers estimate that 52 percent of juvenile offenders have an attachment disorder or borderline attachment disorder.

Buildings that once housed thousands of juvenile offenders in rural Perth may soon have scores of new tenants kept under lock and key: marijuana plants.

I am aware of some leading recent state court Eighth Amendment rulings in states like California and Florida and Iowa, all of which had to swiftly and directly confront the import and impact of the Graham ruling for a number of juvenile offenders serving very long prison terms for nonhomicide offenses.

Race / Ethnicity, and Behavioral Health Status: First Arrest and Outcomes in a Large Sample of Juvenile Offenders.

They pointed to legislation backed by Republican Sen. John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader, that would allow for the unsealing of juvenile offender records.

«The vast majority of juvenile offenders are treated as children already in New York and it doesn't need to change,» he said, adding that prison is typically treated as a last resort unless they commit violent crimes that should not be treated as juvenile.

(Calif.) With mental health issues a growing concern for education policy makers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed bills this week aimed at reducing bullying based on religion, restricting confinement of juvenile offenders and promoting model suicide prevention programs.

State education agencies are charged with supervising all other agencies involved in the education of juvenile offenders who have disabilities (Forbes, 1991).

Yuko knows who killed her child, but the punishment of juvenile offenders in Japan is far too lenient for her taste.

If you want to have less Adult Prisoners in the future you have to start cutting the number of Juvenile offenders now..

The Iranian Judiciary continues to harass, prosecute, and detain human rights lawyers critical of the government's execution of juvenile offenders.

San Bernardino, CA Investigated offenses and social history backgrounds of juvenile offenders.

Conducted assessment interviews of juvenile offenders and provided adequate recommendations to the Court.

Sacramento Assessment Center: A Comprehensive Multi-Perspective Model for Effective Assessment of Juvenile Offenders

In addition, PPC has been found to reduce recidivism as well as the delinquent values of juvenile offenders while increasing self esteem (Michigan Department of Social Services, 1983; Wasmund, 1980 a, 1980b).

The Oneida County team's capstone project, titled Reforming Juvenile Justice Practices in Oneida County is focused on diverting youth from the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing intervention services catered to the specific needs of the juvenile offender.

What percentage of juvenile offenders are illiterate?

In a sample of juvenile offenders, adolescent - to - parent violence was strongly associated with gang membership, and associating with gang members and peers who owned guns (Kennedy et al. 2010).

This signing is a Memorandum of Understanding to reform Juvenile Justice Practices in Oneida County focused on diverting youth from the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing intervention services catered to the specific needs of the juvenile offender.