Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform: The Federal Role

by National Research Council, Committee on a Prioritized Plan to Implement a Developmental Approach in Juvenile Justice Reform, Committee on Law and Justice, et al.

In the past decade, a number of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions have begun to take significant steps to overhaul their juvenile justice systems - for example, reducing the use of juvenile detention and out-of-home placement, bringing greater attention to racial and ethnic disparities, looking for ways to engage affected families in the process, and raising the age at which juvenile court jurisdiction ends. These changes are the result of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309303478
• ISBN13: 9780309303477
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"