U.S. Department of Justice

Formal System Processing of Juveniles: Effects on Delinquency

Publication year: 2010 | Cataloged on: Apr. 14, 2010

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  • 024353

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  • 2010
  • 88 pages.

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ANNOTATION: Anyone evaluating the ability of their juvenile processing system to reduce delinquency will want to peruse this report. Results are organized into the following areas: processing effects on prevalence--first, longest, and strongest effects; incidence—reduction in number of offenses; severity; self-report data; sensitivity; and moderator analysis. “Given the overall negative results for juvenile system processing across these studies and outcome measures, jurisdictions should review their own policies regarding the handling of juvenile [sic] coming to the attention of legal authorities…the main effect shows that system processing results in more subsequent delinquency” (p.38).
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