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Spring 2006 Issue of THE LINK
The lead article of this issue of CWLA’s newsletter that connects delinquency and abuse and neglect is “The Legal Rights of Young People in State Custody: What Juvenile Justice Professionals Need to Know When Working with LGBT Youth.” The article identifies a series of rights of LGBT kids in the juvenile justice system: The right to safe conditions of confinement; the right to mental and physical health care; and the right not to be placed in conditions that amount to punishment. In the same issue see “Adolescents, Maturity, and the Law: Why Science and Development Matter in Juvenile Justice,” an article by Jeffrey Fagan examining juvenile crime, how it is perceived by the juvenile justice system, and the mismatch between juvenile maturation and culpability. ++++++++++ 2005 Issue of the Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts
This California online publication is published annually. All of its contents are fully downloadable. This issue’s primary subjects are the courts and domestic violence and parentage issues ++++++++++ NASJE News Quarterly - Latest Issue
The online newsletter of the National Association of State Judicial Educators offers a nice selection of articles in its latest issue. Here are some samples from the table of contents:
Family Law: Child Support Dockets Benefit from Using Problem-Solving Court Principles
Inside the Minds of Judges Part II - The New Judge
Building and Implementing an Effective Court performance Measurement System
Lots more at the site. ++++++++++ Fall 2005 Justice Resource Update Now Available Online
This issue highlights a new COPS manual (see Small and Rural Police Agencies further down in this issue of Brevity), fighting child pornography on the Internet; school resource officers, juvenile victimization and offending and more.
++++++++++ The Judges' Page - Child Development Issues and the Dependency Court The October issue of this newsletter highlights the importance of early identification of the developmental needs of the child, whether an infant or a teen. In this issues you'll find a description of the Zero to Three Family Drug Treatment Court in Omaha, Neb., an article on the effects of violence exposure on children, traumatized teens and post-traumatic stress disorder, street law for vulnerable families, and my contribution, a comprehensive listing of web resources on child development. ++++++++++ Summer 2005 Juvenile and Family Court Journal Articles From our latest Journal issue, we are offering you the choice of one of two articles which will be delivered to you via email. No charge. Just send Cheryl Lyngar an email and tell her which one you want. The articles are: Judicial Perspectives on Family Drug Treatment Courts – Two past presidents of NCJFCJ team up in this article to provide a judicial perspective on this specialty court and to offer some assistance for those who are operating or who are considering creating a Family Drug Treatment Court. The Knowledge of Detained Juveniles About the Juvenile Justice System – This study found that the experiences of the juveniles with the justice system provided only limited understanding of the system’s processes and confusion about juvenile justice officials’ roles. The authors themselves will tell you that this is by no means a definitive study, but it does add to the body of knowledge about a largely unexamined subject. ++++++++++ |
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