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Modernization of Arab Public Prosecution Offices: Project Library: Publications by Topic: Juvenile Delinquency

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Juvenile Delinquency

* Comparative Study on Juvenile Justice in some Arab States [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2009
This study talks about the general principles of juvenile justice in each of Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, Algeria, Egypt, and Iraq, and delves into the needed reforms with regards to juvenile legislation. The study also addresses the following themes: age of criminal responsibility, rules that govern juvenile justice, sanction and pretrial detention in juvenile cases, alternative measures, as well as practical applications of juvenile laws.

* A Prosecutor’s Guide to Psychological Evaluations and Competency Challenges in Juvenile Court [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
The monograph covers the basics of psychological evaluations, including a discussion of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It addresses the emerging issue of competency to stand trial and competency to waive Miranda rights, as well as the preparation for the examination of an expert witness.

* A Prosecutor’s Guide to the Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This publication compares selected juvenile justice positions taken by three leading national organizations: The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), and the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI).

* Guide to Developing and Implementing Performance Measures for the Juvenile Justice System [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This paper discusses why performance should be measured, performance measures based on the balanced approach to juvenile justice, the National Performance Measures Demonstration Project, and lessons learned.

* Juvenile Justice Supervision in Australia [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This paper presents fact information on crime in Australia

* Law on Monitoring Juvenile Conduct [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006

* Measuring What Really Matters in Juvenile Justice [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This monograph presents a case for utilizing a system of performance outcomes and measures for juvenile justice systems developed by a partnership between the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI), the Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (BARJ), and the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ).

* Alcohol, Drugs, and Crime – A Study of Juvenile in Detention [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The primary focus of this report is on the drug and alcohol use and criminal behaviors of 371 juveniles aged 10 to 17 years who were in detention centers in all Australian jurisdictions in 2003-2004.

* Child Exploitation [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper briefly discusses child exploitation with regards to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Children are exploited in 4 ways: direct online exploitation; indirect exploitation enabled by the use of ICT; direct exploitation enabled by t

* Laying the Foundations for Children's Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The major strength of this study is its systematic focus on the steps needed to establish adequate legal and institutional foundations at the various levels to ensure that the rights recognized in the Convention will be respected and promoted.

* The Age of Criminal Responsibility [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
Paper presenting facts about ages of criminal responsibility in Australian Jurisdictions

* The Evolving Capacities of the Child [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This study identifies three separate but inter-linked strands crucial to understanding the concept of the evolving capacities of the child.

* A Typology of Online Child Pornography Offending [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This document presents a typology of online child pornography offending. The main thesis is: by catching trawlers and deterring those who may be thinking of experimenting with child pornography a low level of offending will be disrupted.

* Juvenile Delinquency and Community Prosecution – New Strategies for Old Problems [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper discusses the basics of community prosecution, the potential interface between community prosecution and juvenile justice, the operation of the Community Prosecution Model, common themes between community prosecution and juvenile justice, and restorative justice

* Pathways through Justice: A Statistical Analysis of Offender Contact With the WA Juvenile Justice System [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The following report has been compiled by the Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia, for the WA Department of Justice as part of a contract to provide juvenile justice data to inform the development of a Juvenile Justice Strategy.

* Juvenile Functional Standards V1.0 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This document presents the National Consortium’s functional standards for state court juvenile case processing systems.

* The Millennium Development Goals – They are About Children [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper revisits the Millennium Development Goals with respect to their relation to children

* Bringing Balance to Juvenile Justice [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper discusses the three principles that create a juvenile justice system that operates in the best interest of the child and the community, and they are: community protection, offender accountability and competency development.

* Pathways from Child Maltreatment to Juvenile Offending [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This study shows that working with large administrative data sets can yield critically important information for policy-making, and can also inform practice. The policy ramifications of these data show that with appropriate analysis we can move to better

* Disproportionate Minority Confinement – Practical Solutions for Juvenile Justice Professionals [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This curriculum generates discussions about the causes and effects of the DMC issue. It identifies simple, practical solutions that mobilize people in the juvenile justice system to effect change in their communities. The curriculum is divided into the following sections: the problem, the causes, and identification of solutions.

* United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1989
This is the official text of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child.

* Investing in Youth: International Approaches to Preventing Crime and Victimization [ English ]
Author(s): .
This report focuses on promising strategies and programmes being developed around the world to tackle crime and victimization among young people aged 12 to 18 years. It shows how policy-makers, practitioners, and the voluntary sector can exercise their leadership in developing effective prevention.

* Juvenile Code [ Arabic ]
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* Juvenile Justice [ English ]
Author(s): .
This Digest focuses on the situation of children and young people under the age of 18 who come into contact with the justice system as a result of being suspected or accused of committing an offence.

* Juvenile Justice Policy - Positions at a Glance [ English ]
Author(s): .
Set of policies targeting different community problems

* Pedophilia [ English ]
Author(s): .
This paper opens the policy debate which must equally involve criminal justice and law enforcement agencies as well as medical and therapeutic personnel.

* Resource Manual and Policy Positions on Juvenile Crime [ English ]
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