Wolverhampton, social services and the local juvenile justice system

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherie Dawson-Edwards ◽  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Nadia T. Nelson

This study explores perceptions and awareness of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) by stakeholders in juvenile justice, youth-serving community organizations, schools, social services, and the faith community. This study is derived from a statewide assessment, which included in-person interviews with individuals that have personal and professional relationships within the juvenile justice system. Findings support the contention that individuals are either unaware of the prevalence of DMC, have already formed prejudices about minority youth within the system, or do not appreciate the degree of importance DMC has on the development of minority youth.


2018 ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Michaela Soyer

Chapter 5 shows how the juvenile justice system perpetuates the traumatic experiences the respondents suffered in their homes. “Outsider masculinity” fulfilled multiple functions by allowing the young men to rationalize the violence they committed as well as the abuse and neglect they experienced at the hands of others. This chapter focuses on the unacknowledged abuse of these young men that took place at home and then in the juvenile justice system. Even as the juvenile justice system provides urgently needed social services, it furthers victimizes children.


2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 07007
Author(s):  
Setya Wahyudi ◽  
Angkasa

Program of diversion in the Indonesian Juvenile Justice System, is intended to support the realization of protection for children, both children of criminal acts, and for children who become victims of criminal acts. Research on the implementation of diversion program, with the method of juridical normative and juridical sociological approach. Research location are Pati, Semarang, Banyumas, Purworejo, Surakarta and Pekalongan. Analysis method used quantitative methods. The results of the research are diversion program through informal mediation is appropriate and can realize the protection of victims of sexual violence, because the penal mediation decision is in the form of: compensation; treatment and psychosocial recovery; responsibility of sexual violence perpetrators; apology from the perpetrator so that the victim’s fear will be lost. Factors driving the application of diversified programs, such as conditions of mutual forgiveness between perpetrators and victims. Actors provide compensation, Persuasive support of law enforcement as mediators, religion involvement, youth, social services, psychologists, regret of the perpetrator for the inhibiting factors of the diversion program is that the existence of the desire of the victim for the case forwarded to the court, the parties do not understand the diversion program.


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