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100			_aJenson, Jeffrey M.
245			_aYouth crime, public policy, and practice in the juvenile justice system: recent trends and needed reforms
260			_c1998
300			_ap.324-34
362			_aJul
520			_aHistorically, juvenile justice policy has oscillated between rehabilitative and punitive approaches to managing young offenders. Policy and practice in the 1970s and 1980s emphasized individual treatment for young offenders in nonsecure, community-based programs. An increase in violent youth crime during the past decade has renewed interest in punishing delinquent youths. Cyclic fluctuations in juvenile justice policy and their relationship to policy, practice, and youth crime are examined. Our analysis suggests that overall crime rates have remained relatively stable over the past three decades and are independent of prevailing juvenile justice policies. The findings support the need for targeted prevention efforts addressing the root causes of juvenile crime. Needed policy reforms, public education efforts, and practice approaches are outlined. - Reproduced
650			_aJustice
650			_aSocial problems
650			_aSocial policy
650			_aCrime
650			_aYouth
650			_aJuvenile delinquency
700			_aHoward, Matthew O.
773			_aSocial Work
909			_a40788
999			_c40788 _d40788