scholarly journals Evidence‐based juvenile justice programs and practices: A critical review

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1305-1328
Author(s):  
Delbert S. Elliott ◽  
Pamela R. Buckley ◽  
Denise C. Gottfredson ◽  
J. David Hawkins ◽  
Patrick H. Tolan
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Evidence Based

scholarly journals Achieving Juvenile Justice through Abolition: A Critical Review of Social Work’s Role in Shaping the Juvenile Legal System and Steps toward Achieving an Antiracist Future

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Durrell M. Washington ◽  
Toyan Harper ◽  
Alizé B. Hill ◽  
Lester J. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Black Youth ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Juvenile Courts

The first juvenile court was created in 1899 with the help of social workers who conceptualized their actions as progressive. Youth were deemed inculpable for certain actions since, cognitively, their brains were not as developed as those of adults. Thus, separate measures were created to rehabilitate youth who exhibited delinquent and deviant behavior. Over one hundred years later, we have a system that disproportionately arrests, confines, and displaces Black youth. This paper critiques social work’s role in helping develop the first juvenile courts, while highlighting the failures of the current juvenile legal system. We then use P.I.C. abolition as a theoretical framework to offer guidance on how social work can once again assist in the transformation of the juvenile legal system as a means toward achieving true justice.

Improving responses to juvenile burglary offenders

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 94-106
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Roth ◽  
Mari B. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Justice Research ◽  
Adult Court ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Education And Employment

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to make evidence-based recommendations for improving the responses of criminal justice agencies to juvenile burglary offenders. Design/methodology/approach The paper first analyzes what is known about factors relevant to young offenders’ initiation into burglary and subsequent persistence in that offense. It then evaluates research regarding juvenile justice interventions that can mitigate those factors in order to prevent youth from becoming involved in burglary or to encourage desistance in juvenile burglars. Findings Effective early intervention with juvenile burglars is vital, as burglars often begin committing this crime in their early teens and quickly develop expertise in the offense. Evidence supports the importance of positive mentoring, substance abuse programs, some forms of restorative justice and multi-modal interventions with education and employment components, while waiving these youth to adult court appears to offer little benefit over less punitive approaches. Originality/value This work delivers an original contribution by providing an analysis of existing burglary and juvenile justice research that may be useful to policymakers, law enforcement and other justice practitioners.

scholarly journals (A260) Triage Decision-Making in Intoxication

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s71-s72
Author(s):  
A. Mirhaghi ◽  
G.R. Mohammadi ◽  
M. Asghari
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Emergency Severity Index ◽  
Manchester Triage System ◽  
Respiratory Status ◽  
Triage Protocol ◽  
Conscious Level

Background and AimsDecision-making is the major component in triaging EDs patients. EDs Triage systems have applied different approaches to triaging intoxicated patients. Pros & Cons for these approaches need to be identified. Aim is to analysis management of intoxicated patients during various triage process.MethodsCritical review includes five triage systems, Emergency Severity Index, Australasian Triage Scale, Canadian triage and Acuity Scale, Manchester Triage System and 5-tier Triage protocol. These systems have been analyzed via meta-synthesis in terms of evidence-based criteria, inclusiveness, specific application and practicability.ResultsGeneral physiologic signs & symptoms were the gold standard for determining acuity in patients that have been applied by all triage systems. Conscious level, air way, respiratory status and circulation assessment were identified as major criteria in decision-making. 5-tier Triage protocol showed the most comprehensiveness characteristics to prioritizing intoxicated patients.DiscussionResources necessary for evidence-based performance to support nursing decisions in triaging intoxicated patients needs fundamentally to be developed. It`s necessary to develop National Triage Scale to approach intoxicated patients effectively.

scholarly journals Guidelines for drug treatment of epilepsy: a critical review

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (3a) ◽  
pp. 591-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Of Epilepsy ◽  
The Face ◽  
Based Medicine

This article critically reviews the role of evidence-based medicine and its guidelines, from their logistic preparation to their interpretation. The strengths and weaknesses of the methodological points are presented, as well the reasons for the extreme popularity of the guidelines in developed countries. The review discusses the main foundations of the most cited guidelines and some recent large studies. Some of the final conclusions are that clinical experience is always an important factor to consider, even in the face of solid evidence, to achieve the best possible management of any particular patient.

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