RETHINKING JUVENILE STATUS OFFENSE LAWS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT

States that wish to receive federal financial support through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act for their juvenile justice systems are mandated to address disproportionate minority contact (DMC). A vast number of studies now exist that try to explain the presence, cause, and severity of DMC in states and local jurisdictions, but most work does not move past this point. A newer set of works explores reasons why DMC-reduction efforts fail. In recent years, generous investments from private foundations have led to a renewed sense of hope for success in the seemingly intractable problem of minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. This article presents promising approaches that have resulted from these investments and suggests steps that should be taken from here.

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Is the United States Juvenile Justice System Working: An Empirical Investigation from the Life Course Approach

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v3i1.3006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 142

Author(s):

Gbolahan S Osho

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Juvenile Justice ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Juvenile Justice System ◽

Juvenile Court ◽

The United States ◽

Delinquency Prevention ◽

Dependent Child ◽

Prevention Act ◽

And Control

The juvenile court was given jurisdiction over neglect and dependent children for the purpose of this act the words dependent child and neglected shall mean any child who for any reason is destitute or homeless, abandoned, no proper parental care or guardianship; or who habitually begs or receives alms; or who is found living, in any house of ill fame or with any vicious or disreputable person; or whose home, by reason of neglect, cruelty or depravity on the part of its parents, guardian or other person in whose care it may be, is an unfit place for such a child” (Abadinsky pg 102). In 1968 Congress “passed the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act. The act was designed to encourage states to develop plans and programs that would work on community levels to discourage juvenile delinquency. The Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act was precursor to the extensive Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that replaced it in 1974. However, to prevent a juvenile from committing a crime or re-offending, this study believes that the juvenile court and the state legislators must designed a program that juveniles can participate in and engage them in positive activities. This way a youth will change his or her behavior and become a law-abiding

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime ◽

10.1002/9781118929803.ewac0313 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Lisa Pasko

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Justice ◽

Delinquency Prevention ◽

Prevention Act

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Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) of Youth: An Analysis of State and Federal Efforts to Address the Issue

Crime & Delinquency ◽

10.1177/001112870204800101 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 3-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 86

Author(s):

Michael J. Leiber

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Justice ◽

Delinquency Prevention ◽

Minority Overrepresentation ◽

Prevention Act ◽

Justice Systems

Since the mid-1990s, states participating in the Federal Formula Grants Program have been required to determine whether disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) exists in secure facilities, identify the causes, and develop and implement corrective strategies. DMC, a core requirement of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, consists of four interrelated stages: identification, assessment, intervention, andmonitoring. The objective of the present research is to examine compliance with the identification and assessment stages of the DMC mandate. More specifically, the inquiry focuses on the extent of minority overrepresentation in states' juvenile justice systems and assessments of its causes. The discussion concludes with an examination of the politics and practical limitations that affect implementation of the DMC requirement.

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