Delinquency, Schools, and the Juvenile Justice System

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The American public education and juvenile justice systems are the two institutions that arguably have the greatest impact on youth—for better or worse. The four papers included in this panel address unique but interrelated themes associated with delinquency, schools, and the juvenile justice system. The first paper explores the potential impact the type of disposition arrested youth received on the likelihood of their high school graduation. The second paper provides an empirical assessment of the differences in the likelihood of recidivism based on the location of the youth’s first arrest—either at school or in the community. The third paper explores differences in juvenile court judge decision-making based on the location of the youth’s arrest (either in school or in the community). The final paper describes a movement to reform and improve the quality of education provided to youth in detention and commitment programs, its success, and reasons for the reform’s decline.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 51. The Juvenile Justice System

Individual Presentations

• Exploring Moderating Effects of Arrest on High School Graduation: The Role of Disposition Type - Kaylee Noorman, Florida State University

• Exploring the Impacts of School- Versus Community-Based First-Time Arrests on Recidivism - Julie Brancale, Florida State University; George Pesta, Florida State University; Michaela Wilson, Florida State University; Kaylee Noorman, Florida State University

• Exploring Differences in Judicial Decision-Making for Juvenile Arrests in School Versus in the Community - George Pesta, Florida State University; Julie Brancale, Florida State University; Michaela Wilson, Florida State University

• The Rise and Fall of a Successful Reform in Juvenile Justice Education - Thomas G. Blomberg, Florida State University; George Pesta, Florida State University