Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
The Diversion of Status Offenders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4862336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean G Rojek, Maynard L Erickson |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-264 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053359 |
| OpenAlex | W2332070502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
Diversion has emerged as one of the most popular reform tactics in the juvenile justice system. An analysis of a two-year diversion program for status offenders revealed significant conceptual and operational ambiguity. The notion of a progression of a delinquent career from status to criminal offenses was not supported. The utilization of community-based programs in place of the juvenile court resulted in agency competition for clients and lengthy treatment programs for status offenders. Finally, the impact of specialized treatment for status offenders on behavioral and attitudinal measures was not significant. It was concluded that diversion programs developed exclusively for status offenders may be predicated on faulty assumptions
Biology · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Juvenile · Juvenile delinquency · Political science · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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Victims of Change
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2016 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |