Hearings on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

Hearings on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 PDF

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources

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Published: 1992

Total Pages: 180

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Text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 regarding the provision of services to girls within the juvenile justice system is presented in this document. Opening statements are presented by Committee Chair Representative Matthew G. Martinez and Representative Bill Barrett. Testimony and/or prepared statements and materials are included from these persons: (1) Vicki Burke, Director and Founder, Pace Center for Girls, Jacksonville, Florida; (2) Libby Deschenes, Rand Corporation, Los Angeles, California; (3) Talaya Ford, participant, Pace Center for Girls, Jacksonville, Florida; (4) Jean Lovell, Executive Director, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement, Lincoln, Nebraska; (5) Susan Rotenburg, National Coalition for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System, Seattle, Washington; (6) Rita Redaelli, Executive Director, Girls, Inc., Newport Mesa, California; (7) Carolyn Stitt, Director, Foster Care Review Board, Lincoln, Nebraska; (8) Ruth Vance, Program Director, Panhandle Youth Support Services, Panhandle Community Services, Gering, Nebraska; (9) Val Peter, Director, Boys Town; (10) Peggy Adair, Voices for Children, Omaha, Nebraska; (11) Meda Chesney-Lind, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii; and (12) Susan Morris, Chair, and Farrell Lines, Chair Elect, The National Coalition of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups. (ABL)

Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 PDF

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 regarding the juvenile justice system is presented in this document. The specific issue of youth gangs is examined by some of the witnesses. Opening statements are presented by Committee Chair Representative Matthew G. Martinez and Representatives Ron Wyden and Joelene Unsoeld. Testimony and/or prepared statements and materials are included from these persons: (1) Otha Banks, McClaren School, Woodburn, Oregon; (2) Mike Bell, Portland Police Bureau, Gang Enforcement Team, Portland, Oregon; (3) Rod Englert, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Portland, Oregon; (4) Martin Holloway, Youth Intervention Team, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver, Washington; (5) Lonnie Jackson, Minority Affairs Director, McClaren School, Woodburn, Oregon; (6) Sonny Montes, Hispanic Resource Specialist, Portland Public Schools, Portland, Oregon; (7) Harold Ogburn, Director, Juvenile Justice Division of Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon; (8) Michael D. Schrunk, District Attorney, Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon; (9) Dave Sturdevant, Clark County Juvenile Department, Vancouver, Washington; (10) Ernie Veach-White, Clark County Commissioner, Vancouver, Washington; (11) A. A. Wells, President, Albina Ministerial Alliance, Portland, Oregon; and (12) Hung Tran, Youth Gang Program, Portland, Oregon. (ABL)

Reforming the Juvenile Justice System to Improve Children's Lives and Public Safety

Reforming the Juvenile Justice System to Improve Children's Lives and Public Safety PDF

Author: George Miller

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1437936369

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Hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, which was first written in 1974 with the goal of supporting states¿ actions to prevent youth crime and to provide core protections for children. The law recognized that clear biological differences between teenagers and adults meant that youth should not be treated in the same manner as adults. Witnesses: Michael Belton, Ramsey County, MN, Dep. Dir. of Juvenile Corrections; Scott Burns, Exec. Dir., National DA¿s Assoc.; A. Hasan Davis, Dep. Commissioner for Operations, Kentucky Dept. of Juvenile Justice; Tracy McClard, Parent; John Solberg, Exec. Dir., Rawhide Boys Ranch, New London, WI; Steven Teske, Judge, Clayton County Juvenile Court, GA. Illus.