Is Teen Court effective for repeat offenders? A test of the restorative justice approach

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Teen Court sentence completion results for repeat offenders are evaluated. It is found that recidivism percentage is lower and sentence completion rates are greater for Teen Court reprobates than in the case of first-time Court Diversion offenders.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Surveys, Recidivism, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Administration of juvenile justice

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Idiographic use of the MMPI-2 in the assessment of dangerousness among incarcerated felons

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The author examines dangers mental health workers in correctional institutions are exposed to by working with felons. Topics include danger assessment, behavior assessment, and psychological testing.

Methods, Officials and employees, Correctional institutions, Criminals, Behavioral assessment

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The use of reinforcement and punishment on incarcerated and probated substance-abusing juvenile offenders

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The authors examine alterative sentencing for substance abusing juvenile offenders. Topics include community based rehabilitation, substance abuse screening, and social self-esteem.

Analysis, Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, Community-based rehabilitation, Criminal rehabilitation

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