Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel brings together presentations offering an insight into key issues relating to juvenile justice and youth vulnerabilities. It will explore the impact of criminal justice responses to young people who engage in criminal behaviors and will consider the implications of current policies and practices on victimization. The session will also explore the victim-offender overlap presented by many justice-involved young people. The papers will consist of the following:


Robin Jackson- Cyber Victimization and Substance Use Among Youth: Examining the Criminogenic Consequences of Online Harassment
Sally-Ann Ashton- Identifying Child Criminal Exploitation
Myrna Cintron- Contemporary Issues in the Deportation of Delinquent Youth
Sarah Steele- An Analysis of Statutory Terms and Definitions for Concealing Juvenile Records

Sub Unit

• Area V. Victimization / 38. Policy and Prevention of Victimization

Individual Presentations

• Cyber Victimization and Substance Use Among Youth: Examining the Criminogenic Consequences of Online Harassment - Robin D. Jackson, Prairie View A&M University

• Identifying Child Criminal Exploitation - Sally-Ann Ashton, Prairie View A&M University

• Contemporary Issues in the Deportation of Delinquent Youth - Myrna Cintron, Prairie View A&M University

• An Analysis of Statutory Terms and Definitions for Concealing Juvenile Records - Sarah Steele, Prairie View A&M University

Discussant

• Kareem Jordan, Prairie View A&M University

Organized by a Division or external group?

College of Juvenile Justice Prairie View A&M University, TX