CRIM 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Parens Patriae, Juvenile Court, Child Neglect

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Criminology and Justice Studies
• Course: CRIM 12000
• Professor: Allen Lowery

Document Summary

Impulsiveness and risk taking, early antisocial behavior (including aggression and. Eliminate the entire juvenile justice sub-system and try kids in adult court: abolish status offenses, abolish juvenile court, abolish the parens patriae orientation, adopt the blended sentencing model. Transform juvenile prisons into education and training centers with an employment focus. Increase support for outward bound: develops confidence, self-assurance, teamwork, selflessness, expensive, some discrimination issues, transferability concerns, do not adopt scared straight programs. Youth oriented public relations law enforcement officer programs (officer friendly) Greater use of community courts/teen courts (victim-offender mediation modeling) Curfews are ineffective and are empirically invalid. Juvenile justice reforms continued: face criminal charges, fines, community service, shaming. Implementation needs: internal conversion of the treated (fertile ground, proper timing/zeitgeist (palatable environment, good program (good seed, capable program personnel (knowledgeable and skilled farmer, dedicated and persistent program personnel (hard working farmer) If any one of these is missing, the program fails/the crops fail.