Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Scope & Guideline
Illuminating the Path to Safer Communities
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Youth Violence Prevention:
Focuses on research related to understanding the causes, consequences, and prevention strategies for youth violence, including interventions and community programs. - Juvenile Justice System Dynamics:
Explores the functioning of the juvenile justice system, including legal processes, decision-making, and the impact of policies on youth outcomes. - Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs):
Investigates the correlation between ACEs and juvenile delinquency, emphasizing the psychological and social impacts of childhood trauma on youth behavior. - Recidivism and Risk Assessment:
Analyzes factors contributing to recidivism among justice-involved youth, including the effectiveness of risk assessment tools and intervention strategies. - Family and Community Influences:
Examines the roles of family dynamics, peer relationships, and community contexts in shaping youth behavior and involvement in the justice system.
Trending and Emerging
- Trauma-Informed Approaches:
There is a growing emphasis on trauma-informed care and interventions that address the psychological impacts of trauma on youth, reflecting an understanding of its role in delinquency. - Intersectionality in Youth Offending:
Research increasingly explores the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status in understanding youth violence and justice system outcomes. - Positive Youth Development:
Emerging studies focus on resilience and positive childhood experiences (PCE), examining how these factors can mitigate the effects of adversity and reduce recidivism. - Community-Based Interventions:
There is a trend towards investigating the effectiveness of community-based programs and restorative justice practices that engage youth in constructive ways, rather than punitive measures. - Mental Health and Youth Violence:
An increasing number of papers are addressing the mental health needs of justice-involved youth, exploring how mental health interventions can influence outcomes in the juvenile justice context.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Punitive Approaches:
Research focusing on punitive measures within the juvenile justice system is becoming less prevalent as the field increasingly advocates for rehabilitative and restorative approaches. - Solely Biological Determinism:
Studies that attribute youth violence and delinquency solely to biological factors are waning, giving way to a more nuanced understanding that incorporates social and environmental influences. - Static Risk Factors:
There is a noticeable decrease in studies that rely on static risk factors for predicting delinquency, with more emphasis now on dynamic and contextual factors that can change over time.
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