Ten Steps for Implementing a Program of Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles

Abstract

This Bulletin is part of OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Best Practices Series. The basic premise underlying the JAIBG program, initially funded in fiscal year 1998, is that young people who violate the law need to be held accountable for their offenses if society is to improve the quality of life in the Nation's communities. Holding a juvenile offender "accountable" in the juvenile justice system means that once the juvenile is determined to have committed law-violating behavior, by admission or adjudication, he or she is held responsible for the act through consequences or sanctions, imposed pursuant to law, that are proportionate to the offense. Consequences or sanctions that are applied swiftly, surely, and consistently, and are graduated to provide appropriate and effective responses to varying levels of offense seriousness and offender chronicity, work best in preventing, controlling, and reducing further law violations. In an effort to help States and units of local government develop programs in the 12 purpose areas established for JAIBG funding, Bulletins in this series are designed to present the most up-to-date knowledge to juvenile justice policymakers, researchers, and practitioners about programs and approaches that hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior. An indepth description of the JAIBG program and a list of the 12 program purpose areas appear in the overview Bulletin for this series.

Factors Influencing the Use of Drugs Among College Students: Basis for Students Services Program

“…If found positive, CHED, in partnership with other government agencies like DOH and DSWD will initiate intervention programs to help the students. Crowe & Sydney (2000) believe that if "the youth can enter recovery and maintain self-discipline through treatment, they are less likely to cycle through the system multiple times. Identifying youth who needs treatment and obtaining it for they may save money in distorted correctional programs.…”

Effects of Maternal Work Incentives on Teen Drug Arrests

“…In 2015, over one-quarter of American youth in grade 10 (about 15–16 years old) reported having ever used illicit drugs during the past year (Johnston, O'Malley, Miech, Bachman & Schulenberg 2016). Teen drug use is associated with school problems, early initiation of sexual activity, delinquent behavior, physical and mental health problems, accidental injuries, problems with peer relationships, and family conflict (Ewing et al 2015; Crowe & Sydney 2000). Furthermore, because drugs are illegal substances, use can result in arrest and imprisonment.…”