The Common Thread: Diversion in Juvenile Justice

Defining Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century

Crime and public policy continue to be salient issues in the 21st century. This article reviews juvenile justice policy and examines initiatives that demonstrate positive directions for the future of the juvenile justice system. The authors summarize the history of juvenile justice and review recent developments that warrant further research to demonstrate rational, effective policies and strat...

Juvenile Justice in the Cee/cis Region

A Common Thread *

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Restorative Juvenile Justice – the Challenges – the Rewards

Bringing a child into contact with the criminal justice system is an extremely difficult issue. Decisions have to be made that will affect that child's future. The first issue to be decided is whether it is even necessary or wise to bring a child before a justice system. Is there a need for justice designed to cope with wayward children? Is it necessary to establish a separate system of justice...

The effectiveness of the juvenile justice system

Systematic assessment of the substantial research evidence on ‘what works’ has shown that flagship programmes have a modest effect, on average, in changing the future behaviour of young offenders. Yet actual juvenile justice systems do not typically deliver the modest benefits provided by programmes selected for evaluation, and probably they never will. Comparative research shows that a passive...