Among the questions that drew attention were these. Are San Joaquin County's juvenile delinquents the sane as, or different than those found elsewhere? that happens to the youngster after the police refer him on into the corrections structure? What are the criteria by which decisions are made? Who makes the decisions? What services are offered? What facilities does San Joaquin County have in which to treat the juvenile? What services are offered in the institutions? In view of the current levels of knowledge, is our county doing an adequate job? Statistics are cited as necessary to delineate the source, nature and size of San Joaquin County's delinquency problem. Internal problems and assets of the Probation Department that affect the juveniles are evaluated, and these include such items as caseloads, personnel turnover and the new Special Supervision program. Detention facilities will be examined with an eye to adequacy and efficiency. If found necessary, recommendations will be made. It is not anticipated that all of the obvious questions can be answered, but it is anticipated that a study can be produced that will be of some value to the community generally, and to the county government in particular.

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This study utilizes a national survey to measure the job satisfaction of juvenile facility directors. The prior literature has focused on the experiences of line personnel within the adult correctional system, and this research serves to provide new information regarding this specific population. The current study will address the predictors and correlates of a director's job satisfaction. It is hypothesized that specific characteristics within the organization will predict job satisfaction. Issues regarding staff within an institution and their effect on a director's job satisfaction are the focus. Results indicate that staff issues significantly contribute to the job satisfaction of a director. Specifically, this research can be used to understand facility director retention, staff and juvenile related issues, and the effect of job satisfaction on criminal justice policy issues.

Current research on girls and delinquency has brought to awareness the often stressful and traumatic lives of girls. Furthermore, the last three decades have seen an increase in the proportion of girls entering the Juvenile Justice System and an increase in the proportion of girl’s court ordered to attend military structured treatment programs. Developed with boys in mind, many researchers in the area of female delinquency believe that military structured treatment programs are less effectiveness for girls. Thus, the goal of the current study is to consider the experience of girls in a military structured residential treatment facility. Additionally, this study sought to answer the following questions posed by the administrative personnel of this program: 1) Why do staff members report more difficulties when working with the girls? 2) Why are girls more emotionally labile than boys? 3) What changes can be made to the program to increase girls’ success in the program? Participants in this study were referred to a military structured residential treatment program. At the time of the study, four girls, ages 14 to 16, participated in the study. In addition to the girls’ participation, staff members including drill instructors, program officers, teachers, health professionals, and administrative staff participated in the study. The current study utilized an ethnographic approach to explore and identify information that may be useful in better understanding the research questions. The Listening Guide Method (Brown & Gilligan, 1992) was utilized to conduct a narrative analysis of the interviews with both the girls and staff members. Results demonstrated that while in the program, services provided were uneven in both scope and quality. For example, lack of training among staff members resulted in missed opportunities to teach the girls necessary skills that would enable them to tolerate emotional distress while in the program and at home. In order to better meet the needs of the girls, it is recommended that this program strive to integrate both military and therapeutic programming, and educate and train all its staff members in the delivery of gender-responsive programming. / text

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Adelaide, 1989. / Typescript (Photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-206).

This investigation was concerned with the problem that the staff development needs of child-care personnel in juvenile detention facilities in the State of Texas have not been identified and described. The study utilizes the Delphi technique in determining juvenile detention administrators' perceptions of the skills/knowledge required to be a competent detention child-care worker. The assumption was made that detention administrators can supply relevant input to study.

This national study, focusing on job satisfaction within juvenile facility directors, was conducted by the means of a survey. The study is longitudinal in nature; the survey was conducted in 1995 and 2000. Other past studies have focused on line level employees, guards, and the juveniles, but few have concentrated on juvenile facility directors. Literature on directors is currently lacking, this continuous study will give a better ongoing perspective of their attitudes and beliefs. Findings from this particular study will help to address current concerns inside of the system, starting at the apex. The survey's goal is to correlate factors that have a direct impact on their job satisfaction. Results indicate that staff issues have a dramatic impact on a director's job satisfaction.

The purpose of this project was to determine whether certain personal, socioeconomic, and court-related factors are significantly related to the differential placement of delinquent and dependent children from the detention facility at the Donald E. Long Home. A stratified random sample was composed of 173 placements of children who were held in detention after a preliminary hearing. The review of literature revealed that little systematic. Information is known regarding the placement process as it is related to differential placement of children from a detention facility. A code sheet was developed for recording the information in the children’s records maintained by the court. Fourteen variables were ultimately selected for analysis of their relationship to differential placement. These variables were subjected to three statistical approaches; a descriptive analysis of the random sample, testing of the significance of each variable to the alternatives in placement by either Chi square or analyses of variance, and testing of several variables in combination by discriminant function. This study was limited by the fact that only demographic variables were tested. Although three individual variables were found to have a high degree of significance in relation to placement, the data as produced within the scope of this research project does not provide an effective placement profile. The need for additional research in the area of the differential placement process is clearly indicated. Suggestions are made for future research.

Première forme de traitement spécialisé pour mineurs délinquants depuis la moitié du 19ème, l’enfermement est, à l’heure actuelle, la réponse qui occupe le devant de la scène politico-médiatique face à la délinquance des jeunes en Belgique. Depuis la fin des années 70, les dénonciations du « manque de places » en régime fermé sont fréquemment relayées. L’augmentation de la capacité institutionnelle est la réponse apportée par les pouvoirs publics. Pourtant, rares sont les connaissances empiriques existantes qui portent sur le fonctionnement « concret » de ces institutions qui allient des missions sécuritaires et éducatives. Maigres sont aussi les productions qui cherchent à dépasser les paroles des intervenants et des jeunes pour saisir « in situ » les modes respectifs de socialisation et les rapports qui interviennent entre ces acteurs. <p><p>C’est au regard de ces premiers constats que le projet de thèse de doctorat en criminologie, intitulée « L’enfermement des mineurs poursuivis par la justice. Ethnographie de trois institutions de la Communauté française », a vu le jour. Comprendre le fonctionnement des trois institutions d’enfermement en Communauté française en se basant sur une approche ethnographique paraissait pertinent. <p><p>La thèse s’articule autour de trois parties. La première pose le cadre historique et contemporain de l’enfermement en Belgique et présente un bilan critique (recension, synthèse et examen) des connaissances produites sur ces institutions en Communauté française. La seconde explicite les choix méthodologiques empruntés ainsi que les questionnements réflexifs qui se sont imposés durant les immersions. La troisième constitue le véritable cœur de la thèse et présente sept thématiques ressorties suite à l’analyse inductive du matériel d’immersion, suivant le cheminement dans l’enfermement et la progression dans le quotidien institutionnel :la structuration des espaces qui révèle la conception dichotomique de la vie communautaire s’y déroulant avec d’un côté les jeunes, de l’autre les professionnels ;la présentation des acteurs et de leurs modes de socialisation respectifs ;les différents temps du placement :un temps court cadenassé et un temps long qui se doit d’être libéré et rentabilisé ;les rapports entre intervenants et jeunes où l’observation réciproque permet aux uns d’assumer leurs fonctions officielles (sécuriser, éduquer, évaluer), aux autres d’apprendre à être observés et ce faisant de développer des processus de résistance « en coulisse » ;les ressorts de l’humour :rire « entre soi » « des autres » qui permet tantôt la cohésion, tantôt l’exclusion ;des parcours de placement qui mobilisent les équipes et révèlent les limites du régime fermé, les moments particuliers où les enjeux de l’enfermement se dévoilent et des embryons de confiance se décèlent loin du quotidien collectif, loin du regard « des siens » et « des autres ». <p><p>Dans cette perspective, les rapprochements entre les jeunes et les adultes, la confiance et le sens qui peuvent en découler pour les jeunes, s’observent particulièrement dans les interstices de l’enfermement, loin des normes rigides qui le gouvernent. Et il apparait que ce sont surtout les missions d’évaluation demandées par les autorités mandantes qui nuisent à la relation de confiance. Cette observation complexifie les réflexions scientifiques antérieures qui mettaient en évidence le caractère paradoxal des objectifs sécuritaires et éducatifs de ces institutions. Ce n’est pas uniquement le « duel » sécuriser / éduquer ou aider mais bien, le « triptyque » sécuriser / éduquer ou aider / évaluer et communiquer qui caractérise la « prise en charge » dans l’enfermement et qui mérite d’être davantage questionné et investigué. <p> / Doctorat en Criminologie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of a military style counseling and vocational program in reducing recidivism.