Juvenile Justice

"e;The lessons in this book remind us that we can and that we must do better, for the sake of our children, their futures, and the sake of our nation. . . . This volume is a call to action, and I encourage everyone who reads it to take steps to ensure that all America's children are given an equal chance to succeed. We must all work together to replace the cradle-to-prison pipeline with a pipeline to responsible, productive adulthood."e; From the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman, JD, President and founder, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC "e;Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice appears at a critical time, when promising juvenile justice reforms are underway in so many jurisdictions across the United States. Sherman and Jacobs, and their impressive array of expert authors, fill a significant gap in the literature, making the current body of juvenile justice research and experience accessible to policy makers, researchers, and funders, and doing so through a practical and positive lens."e; Patrick McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD "e;Most people have narrow views of what it means to be a delinquent youth. In Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice, Sherman and Jacobs have diligently collected essays from the top experts in the juvenile justice field who tell an empirically based and powerful narrative of who is really in the delinquency system. As this book makes clear, until we ask and answer the right questions, we will remain unable to help the youth most in need."e; Alexander Busansky, President, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Oakland, CA A comprehensive reference presenting a rehabilitative, youth- and community-centered vision of juvenile justice Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice brings together experts in juvenile justice, child development, and public health to explore the intersections between juvenile justice and needed development of programs and policies that look out for the health and well-being of the youth who enter this system. This timely book provides a usable framework for imagining juvenile justice systems that emphasize the welfare of juveniles, achieved primarily through connections within their communities. A must-read for professionals working in juvenile courts and within juvenile justice agencies, Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice reflects both the considerable advances and the challenges currently evident in the juvenile justice system, with an emphasis on the development and implementation of policies that can succeed in building a new generation of educated young people able to embrace their potential and build successful futures.

"The lessons in this book remind us that we can--and that wemust--do better, for the sake of our children, their futuresand the sake of our nation. . . . This volume is a call to actionand I encourage everyone who reads it to take steps to ensure thatall America's children are given an equal chance to succeed. Wemust all work together to replace the cradle-to-prison pipelinewith a pipeline to responsible, productive adulthood." --Fromthe Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman, JD, President and founderChildren's Defense Fund, Washington, DC"Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practiceappears at a critical time, when promising juvenile justice reformsare underway in so many jurisdictions across the United States.Sherman and Jacobs, and their impressive array of expert authorsfill a significant gap in the literature, making the current bodyof juvenile justice research and experience accessible to policymakers, researchers, and funders, and doing so through a practicaland positive lens." --Patrick McCarthy, President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD"Most people have narrow views of what it means to be adelinquent youth. In Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policyand Practice, Sherman and Jacobs have diligently collected essaysfrom the top experts in the juvenile justice field who tell anempirically based and powerful narrative of who is really in thedelinquency system. As this book makes clear, until we ask andanswer the right questions, we will remain unable to help the youthmost in need." --Alexander Busansky, President, The NationalCouncil on Crime and Delinquency, Oakland, CAA comprehensive reference presenting a rehabilitative, youthand community-centered vision of juvenile justiceJuvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practicebrings together experts in juvenile justice, child development, andpublic health to explore the intersections between juvenile justiceand needed development of programs and policies that look out forthe health and well-being of the youth who enter this system. Thistimely book provides a usable framework for imagining juvenilejustice systems that emphasize the welfare of juveniles, achievedprimarily through connections within their communities.A must-read for professionals working in juvenile courts andwithin juvenile justice agencies, Juvenile Justice: AdvancingResearch, Policy, and Practice reflects both the considerableadvances and the challenges currently evident in the juvenilejustice system, with an emphasis on the development andimplementation of policies that can succeed in building a newgeneration of educated young people able to embrace their potentialand build successful futures.

Foreword Justice for America's Children xiMarian Wright EdelmanPreface xvFrancine T. Sherman and Francine H. JacobsIntroduction xviiFrancine T. Sherman and Francine H. JacobsContributors xxviiSection I Framing the Issues 1Chapter 1 A Developmental View of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System 3Marty BeyerChapter 2 Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Characteristics and Patterns of Involvement 24Kristi HolsingerChapter 3 The Health of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System 44Paula Braverman and Robert MorrisChapter 4 Children's Rights and Relationships: A Legal Framework 68Francine T. Sherman and Hon. Jay BlitzmanChapter 5 A Vision for the American Juvenile Justice System: The Positive Youth Development Perspective 92Richard M. Lerner, Michael D. Wiatrowski, Megan Kiely Mueller, Christopher M. Napolitano, Kristina L. Schmid, and Anita PritchardSection II Understanding Individual Youth 109Chapter 6 Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry in Juvenile Justice 111James Bell and Raquel MariscalChapter 7 The Role of Gender in Youth Systems: Grace's Story 131Francine T. Sherman and Jessica H. GreenstoneChapter 8 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth and the Juvenile Justice System 156Laura Garnette, Angela Irvine, Carolyn Reyes, and Shannan WilberChapter 9 Adolescent Parents and the Juvenile Justice System: Toward Developmentally and Socioculturally Based Provision of Services 174Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Karen T. Craddock, and LaTasha L. FerminSection III Understanding Youth in Context 197Chapter 10 Parents, Families, and the Juvenile Justice System 199Francine H. Jacobs, Claudia Miranda-Julian, and Rachael KaplanChapter 11 Violence Within Families and Intimate Relationships 223Linda L. Baker, Alison J. Cunningham, and Kimberly E. HarrisChapter 12 Making a Place for Youth: Social Capital, Resilience, and Communities 245Robert L. Hawkins, Maryna Vashchenko, and Courtney DavisChapter 13 The Developmental Impact of Community Violence 267Edmund Bruyere and James GarbarinoChapter 14 The Right to a Quality Education for Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice System 286Kathleen B. Boundy and Joanne KargerChapter 15 Juvenile Prison Schooling and Reentry: Disciplining Young Men of Color 310Sabina E. VaughtChapter 16 The System Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls 331Francine T. Sherman and Lisa Goldblatt GraceChapter 17 How American Government Frames Youth Problems 352Timothy Ross and Joel MillerChapter 18 Youth Perspectives on Health Care 369Rachel Oliveri, Ila Deshmukh Towery, Leah Jacobs, and Francine H. JacobsSection IV Working for Change 389Chapter 19 Youth-Led Change 391Barry Dym, Ken Tangvik, Jesus Gerena, and Jessica Dym BartlettChapter 20 The End of the Reform School? 409Vincent Schiraldi, Marc Schindler, and Sean J. GolidayChapter 21 Collaboration in the Service of Better Systems for Youth 433Anne F. Farrell and Diane M. MyersChapter 22 Getting on Board with Juvenile Justice Information Technologies 456Stan Schneider and Lola SimpsonChapter 23 Establishing Effective Community-Based Care in Juvenile Justice 477Peter W. Greenwood and Susan TurnerChapter 24 Better Research for Better Policies 505Jeffrey A. Butts and John K. RomanAfterword 527Congressman Robert (Bobby) Scott About the Editors 531Author Index 533Subject Index 551