The Juvenile Court: Analysis and Recommendations

Cs, Stevenson; Cs, Larson; Ls, Carter; Ds, Gomby; Dl, Terman; Re, Behrman

doi:10.2307/1602590

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“…The first juvenile court in the country was created in 1899, and by 1907, juvenile court laws were enacted in 26 states and the District of Columbia (Behrman et al, 1996). The proposed purpose of this new juvenile court system was to oversee matters involving the care and discipline of young people.…”

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“…Contemporary juvenile court systems continue to be involved in the care and discipline of minors and generally oversee cases concerning juvenile delinquency, status offenses, and child maltreatment (Behrman et al, 1996). Juvenile delinquency cases involve minors who have engaged in activities that are considered criminal or violations of the law when committed by an adult.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although services involving child maltreatment cases clearly fall under the jurisdiction of child welfare, and juvenile delinquency cases under the juvenile justice system’s domain, guidelines for serving youth who engage in status offenses are less clear. Prior to the 1960s, behaviors now referred to as status offenses were viewed as law violations, and youth who engaged in them were typically arrested and detained (Behrman et al, 1996; Kendall, 2007). Subsequently, federal legislation in the form of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (JJDPA) passed in 1974 and prohibited the incarceration of youth for status offenses, promoting community rehabilitation and services as an alternative (Steinhart, 1996).…”

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Child welfare systems were created to protect maltreated children. However, adolescents today can be involved with child welfare for reasons other than maltreatment, including behavior issues. Such youth are also commonly involved in the youth corrections system. This study examines youth characteristics and risk factors which predict attaining permanency at case closure for youth involved in child welfare primarily for behavioral reasons. The sample consists of 5,691 youth aged 10-17 served in Colorado between 2007 and 2013. A multinomial logit model identified predictors of nonpermanent outcomes and of placement with return home, compared to remaining home throughout case involvement. Results show that the following characteristics and risks have a positive relationship with nonpermanent outcomes: longer case duration, prior child welfare placement, felony involvement, crimes against persons or property, truancy, running away, and gang membership. Services provided by the child welfare system are negatively related to nonpermanent outcomes.

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“…Child welfare agencies are mandated to investigate, serve, and monitor progress of families in order to ensure safety for children. It is the court's responsibility to function in more of a supervisory role (Behrman et al, 1996). These conflicting roles often cause tension between the systems.…”

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“…Many believe the courts should take the chief role in setting best practice standards due to their natural leadership position (Barth, 1996;Schorr, 2001) yet acknowledge that judges lack the training necessary to make informed, independent decisions (Ellett & Steib, 2005;Schwartz et al, 1999;Behrman et al, 1996). Their decisions are often influenced by the testimony of the child welfare staff.…”

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Child Welfare in the Court: A Collaboration Between Social Work and Law Faculty to Prepare Social Work Students for Work With the Courts

Burry

Shdaimah

Richardson

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Journal of Public Child Welfare

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This article reports on an innovative interdisciplinary short course in which social work students at a master's level work with law and social work faculty and law students in a simulated child welfare court experience. Social workers are called to work in a range of court settings including child welfare, criminal justice, and custody hearings. Social work students show interest in gaining knowledge and skills to raise their comfort level and gain competence necessary to work in these settings. The goals and structure of the course developed at the University of Maryland are described, in addition to lessons learned in its implementation. This description is followed by more general recommendations that have come from experience with the program and feedback received from participating students and faculty.Social workers are called to work in a range of court settings including child welfare, criminal justice, and custody hearings. Social work students show interest in gaining knowledge and skills to raise their comfort level and gain competence necessary to work as professionals in these settings 426 Child Welfare in Court 427 after graduation. This purpose of this article is to report on an innovative course that was developed at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in which social work students at a master's level work with law and social work faculty and law students in a simulated child welfare court experience as one way to provide social work students with the skills that they need to navigate the court and communicate better with attorneys, judges, and juries. The first section reviews the relationship between child welfare agencies and dependency courts and the challenges faced by social workers in these settings. Following this section, the goals and structure of the program developed at the University of Maryland are described as well as lessons learned in its implementation. This discussion is followed by more general recommendations from the authors' experience with the program and the feedback received from participating students and faculty. The recommendations have implications for policy and courtroom procedures in the educational experience, with potential to shed light on collaborative work between social workers and lawyers.

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Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

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2006

Family Relations

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The present study examines potential variation in the family environments of African American and Caucasian males and females coming to the attention of the juvenile court. Results of initial analysis of variance (ANOVA) procedures indicated a significant Gender Â Ethnicity interaction on scores from the family/parenting domain of the Global Risk Assessment Device, such that African American and Caucasian women displayed the greatest family risks and needs. Further ANOVA procedures indicated that factors related to family, gender, and ethnicity were significant predictors of illegal behavior, and the presence of a Gender Â Family interaction was detected, such that the presence of higher family risk and needs coincided with African American and Caucasian women reporting relatively equal prior offenses with their male counterparts.

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The Juvenile Court: Analysis and Recommendations

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Who’s Been Served and How?

Who’s Been Served and How?

Child Welfare in the Court: A Collaboration Between Social Work and Law Faculty to Prepare Social Work Students for Work With the Courts

Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

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