LibGuides: CJ-5101 v3: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Criminal [In]Justice: A Critical Introduction

Fichtelberg, A. (2019). Criminal [in]justice: A critical introduction. Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 14.

This chapter explains the difference between juvenile justice and criminal justice, including the terminology and theories that surround it.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

School-to-prison pipeline: An evaluation of zero tolerance policies and their alternatives
Rodríguez, R. R. (2017). School-to-prison pipeline: An evaluation of zero tolerance policies and their alternatives. Houston Law Review, 54(3), 803–837.
This article shows how the school to prison pipeline was created and how zero tolerance policies led to the school children becoming wards of the state.
Structured dispositional matrix for court recommendations made by juvenile probation officers
Cotton, F., & Owen, J. (2015). Structured dispositional matrix for court recommendations made by juvenile probation officers. Criminology & Public Policy, 14(1), 59–66.
This article shows how juvenile probation officers are using evidence-based practices to change behaviors and reduce recidivism by trying to match the juvenile to the best practice.
Juveniles’ beliefs about and perceptions of probation predict technical violations and delinquency
Fine, A. D., Fountain, E., & Vidal, S. (2019). Juveniles’ beliefs about and perceptions of probation predict technical violations and delinquency. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(2), 116–125.
This article shows the importance of juvenile probation on the juvenile. It helps show when juvenile probation works or does not work.
Jim Crow Juvenile Justice
Rankin, K. (2018, Feb 8). Youth first [Video]. Colorlines.
This video examines structural racism and juvenile justice system in America, as well as the history of the juvenile justice system, slavery, and how this fits with the youth detention centers of today.

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