Four hundred thirty-seven juvenile cases that were heard in Kay County Courts during the years 1968-1972 were reviewed in order to study the issue, it is stated, of whether or not the Ponca Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma maintain community pride in terms of housing, health, and employment programs at the same time that Ponca youth are being labeled…

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Rorschach test are frequently used in juvenile justice settings to assess current psychological functioning and to predict future behavior. The Exner Comprehensive System, which standardized the Rorschach, made possible a comparison of the Rorschach and the MMPI in an investigation of…

This annotated bibliography highlights the literature available on two important aspects of assistance to victims and witnesses of crime. The first section, victim and witness services, covers the need, function and implementation of services to assist victims, elements of effective programs and evaluation of specific programs. The second section,…

The 1975 census showed that 2,151 juvenile detention and correctional facilities housed more than 76,000 individuals. There was an increase in facilities administered by government agencies, mainly training schools and group homes. Private facilities served almost exlusively as adjuncts of public ranches or group homes. The rates of juveniles to…

This is a hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session on Bureau of Prisons, Youth and Juvenile Policies. Norman Carlson, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, makes a statement, and there is an…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter maintains that social labeling is a pervasive and necessary social phenomenon. However, inaccurate social labeling plagues contemporary juvenile justice systems. Relevant examples include legal adjudication categories such as status offender, persons in need of…

This pamphlet examines the question of what the proper role of the juvenile court should be. It specifically questions the wisdom of the juvenile court's involvement with children engaged in anti-social but non-criminal activity. It includes a brief discussion of the historical origin of juvenile court, along with a history of jurisdiction over…

The purpose of the program was to divert court processing for a large number of minors, with no apparent increase in risk. This document includes a brief background review of the development of the program, research activities and methods, and discussion relating to each of the grant proposal objectives. The appendices contain type of data…

The author examines provisions of Section 8 of the Ontario legislature's "Training Schools Act," (now superseded) which provided criteria for the committal of unmanageable children into state institutions, and examines alternatives to commitment. (MJB)

Review of 40 attempts at prevention of juvenille delinquency shows none has successfully prevented delinquency. The authors' recommendations include separation of implementation and evaluation, enrichment or abandonment of the individual treatment approach, diversification of evaluative measures, and greater sensitivity to the rights of the…

Using self-report data from 1,383 Atlanta tenth graders in 1970, we found a moderate negative relationship between church attendance and delinquent behavior. Our data also suggest a causal structure in which respect for the juvenile court system links church attendance with delinquency. (Author/JM)

Traces the development of the U.S. juvenile justice system. Delineates procedures of the contemporary juvenile justice system and provides hypothetical cases for teaching concepts related to it. (BSR)

Reviews research literature on the existence of racial bias in the judicial dispositions of white and black juveniles. Argues against the "no racial bias hypothesis," which recent research has tended to support, by questioning the studies' underlying assumptions and methodologies. (KH)

Available from: Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The history of the juvenile court system in the United States is traced, and current programs for treating juvenile delinquents are described. (SBH)