CHAPTER 1 Juvenile Justice: Definitions, Measurements and Process

DO YOU KNOW – LEARNING OBJECTIVES What parens patriae is and why it is important in juvenile justice? What the most common upper age for original juvenile court jurisdiction is? How researchers measure the nature and extent of youthful offending? What the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reports measures? How prevalent delinquency is according to self-reports? What the terminology of the contemporary juvenile justice system emphasizes? What issues the contemporary juvenile justice system faces? How the contemporary conservative and liberal approaches to juvenile justice differ?

Introduction: The Scope of the Juvenile Justice System Who Is a Juvenile? What Is Justice?

Measuring the Number of Juvenile Victimizations and Offenses The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) The Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) The UCR and NCVS Compared Self-Reports

The Media's Effect on Public Perception of Juveniles

Terminology

Organization and Structure of Juvenile Justice

The Juvenile Justice Process Arrest Referral Intake Diversion Detention Petitioning/Charges Filed Adjudication Hearing/Delinquency Finding Dispositional Hearing Probation Confinement in a Secure Correctional Facility Transfer to Adult Court

The Juvenile Justice System and Criminal Justice System Compared Issues in Juvenile Justice To Divert or Not? Which Is More Just: A Conservative or a Liberal Approach to Delinquency? Confidentiality versus Openness Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)