Socializing Distrust of the Justice System through the Family in Juvenile Delinquency Court

Pennington, Liana

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“…The articles forming part of the final eight included three which focused on parents’ experiences (Pennington, 2015, 2017; Richardson et al, 2014) and five in relation to children’s and young people’s voices (Block et al, 2010; Deuchar and Sapouna, 2016; Hobbs et al, 2014; Morash et al, 2014; Timms and Thoburn, 2006).…”

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“…Of the eight eligible studies, only three directly consulted parents: Pennington (2015, 2017) and Richardson et al (2014). In response to our research question – What is known from qualitative research studies regarding how children and their families understand Children’s Court processes and decisions?…”

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“…If they learned more about us, we would learn more about them or understand better. (Pennington, 2017: 42)…”

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“…He said I wish to talk in there and say something about the case and he cannot do that. (Pennington, 2017: 36)…”

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“…It’s almost like dealing in cattle, because the doors are revolving, all day, five days a week. (Pennington, 2017: 42)…”

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Understanding Children’s Court Processes and Decisions: Perceptions of Children and Their Families

Saunders¹,

Lansdell²,

Frederick

2019

Youth Justice

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This article presents preliminary findings regarding children’s and families’ experiences of Children’s Court proceedings in which they are participants. The findings come from a systematic review of Australian and international qualitative literature in relation to how children and their families perceive and understand these court processes. The review reveals that we know little about children’s and parents’ perspectives. However, their insights are vital so that courts can reasonably address issues and concerns, give effect to obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989 and foster a problem-solving, therapeutic court approach.

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“…If they learned more about us, we would learn more about them or understand better. (Pennington, 2017: 42)…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…He said I wish to talk in there and say something about the case and he cannot do that. (Pennington, 2017: 36)…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It’s almost like dealing in cattle, because the doors are revolving, all day, five days a week. (Pennington, 2017: 42)…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Children’s Court Processes and Decisions: Perceptions of Children and Their Families

Saunders¹,

Lansdell²,

Frederick

2019

Youth Justice

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Parent advice to children during interrogations: Do crime severity and perceptions of consequences matter?

Hellgren,

Haney-Caron,

Baker

et al. 2024

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Although many jurisdictions assume that the presence of a parent during youth interrogation protects the child's rights, research on factors that influence parents' behavior and advice is limited. The current study examined factors that influence parental advice to their children regarding Miranda waiver, including the severity of the crime and perceived consequences of adjudication. In an online survey, 997 parents were presented with personalized vignettes in which their child was accused of a crime that varied in severity. We asked parents what advice they would give their child regarding Miranda waiver, the motivation(s) for their advice, and the consequences they believed would be associated with potential adjudication. As predicted, we found that as the severity of the crime increased, so did the number of perceived consequences, which in turn led to an increased likelihood of parents advising their child to assert their Miranda rights. Additionally, a majority of parents cited wanting to protect their child's rights as the motivation for giving advice to assert Miranda. However, parents who advised their child to talk with the police reported they would do so because they also believed it protected their child and was important for them to be honest and take responsibility for their actions. Our results contextualize past research related to parental advice during interrogation and provide support for scholarship that theorizes parents may be influenced by competing roles in the interrogation room. Findings suggest the need for additional policy protections for youth during interrogation, even for interrogations about lower-level offenses.

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The role of rearrests in juvenile offenders’ and their mothers’ attitudes toward police.

Cavanagh

Cauffman

2019

Law and Human Behavior

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Both personal experience and parental attitudes shape youths’ attitudes toward the justice system. The present study tested the influence of (a) youth rearrests and (b) parents’ attitudes toward police on trajectories of youthful offenders’ attitudes toward police over 3 years. Among a sample of 317 first-time male juvenile offenders and their mothers, group-based trajectory modeling identified 4 trajectories of youths’ attitudes toward police over the 3 years since the youths’ first arrests. Mothers with more positive initial attitudes toward the police were more likely to have sons who were part of 1 of the 2 positive attitude trajectory groups than the 2 negative attitude trajectory groups. In contrast, youth rearrests were rarely associated with trajectory group membership, suggesting that a mother’s attitude toward the police may outweigh a youth’s own experience (via arrests) with the justice system in determining trajectories of his attitudes toward the police. Additionally, the present study tests whether parents’ own attitudes toward police are predicted by their children’s rearrests. We found that mothers whose sons were rearrested during the study period had more negative attitudes toward the police. The results add a novel component to our understanding of family attitude dynamics as related to perceptions of law enforcement and juvenile arrests. Overall, a family level perspective is necessary when considering the effects of rearrests on youths’—and their parents’—attitudes toward the police.

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Socializing Distrust of the Justice System through the Family in Juvenile Delinquency Court

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

Understanding Children’s Court Processes and Decisions: Perceptions of Children and Their Families

Understanding Children’s Court Processes and Decisions: Perceptions of Children and Their Families

Parent advice to children during interrogations: Do crime severity and perceptions of consequences matter?

The role of rearrests in juvenile offenders’ and their mothers’ attitudes toward police.

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