Juvenile Justice Models for California: New Approaches for Troubled Youth in the Nation's Largest State
Contributing Organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Author(s)/Creator(s): David Steinhart; Patricia Steele
Publishing Date: 1990-01-01
Issue Areas: Crime and Safety; Children and Youth
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Presently, California's juvenile justice professionals at the Youth Authority, in the county police and probation departments, and in the juvenile courts, are doing their best to keep pace with caseloads and with the public demand for protection from juvenile crime. Until 1990, a protracted decline in the state's youth population kept juvenile arrests and referrals to the juvenile courts at steady levels. Now the trend has reversed, and California's youth population is expected to rise by 30 percent over the next ten years. The projected increase in the youth population will place new demands on a juvenile justice system already straining under the load. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) has worked with several California counties to incorporate new juvenile justice models and techniques in response to this crisis. NCCD's goal is to highlight a few selected programs that are keyed to California problem areas. By disseminating this information, NCCD hopes to generate interest in the adoption of new juvenile justice approaches where they are most needed in the state
Intended Audience: Advocates; General Public; Policy Professionals; Researchers
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
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