Gender and Justice in the Progressive Era: An Investigation of Saint Louis Juvenile Court Cases, 1909–1912

There is increased interest in the history of the juvenile court and its role in the social control of youth. In this context, feminist scholars have emphasized the long‐standing legacy of the court's attempt to control girls' violations of gender images, particularly sexual behavior and status offenses. This perspective argues that girls are penalized more harshly than boys, despite being charged with less serious offenses. The present study tests hypotheses about the relationships between gender and charge, prehearing detention, and disposition using St. Louis juvenile court records for the years 1909–1912. Qualitative content analysis is used to probe more deeply the connection between gender and sexually based charges in the early history of the St. Louis juvenile court. Findings indicate that girls were subject to harsher forms of social control than boys, despite less serious charges, and that sexual behavior was described and treated much differently in girls' records than in boys'. Connections to contemporary practices are delineated.     

Assessing the Impact of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI): Predictors of Secure Detention and Length of Stay Before and After JDAI

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) seeks to reduce the reliance on pre-dispositional detention. While anecdotal evidence indicates that the program has enjoyed some success in reducing detention populations, no controlled study has assessed the efficacy of the program. The current study investigated the impact of JDAI following its adoption in one Virginia juvenile court. Specifically, using data on all juveniles referred to intake over a seven-year period, the research analyzed predictors of detention and length of stay before and after JDAI. Results indicate that after the implementation of JDAI, greater emphasis was placed on legal factors including offense seriousness and prior record, though the increased emphasis was greater for non-whites than for white youth. Additionally, results suggest that after JDAI’s adoption, older non-white youth were more likely to receive secure detention while non-white females received some degree of leniency compared to non-white males.     

Issues in Juvenile Program Implementation: A Case Study

Both adult and juvenile justice agencies seek to offer quality programs, but implementing a new program can be a difficult and daunting task. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the issues and concerns faced by one jurisdiction as a result of attempting to implement a new curfew check program. The goal is to share specific issues with general underlying solutions that may be utilized in other jurisdictions. An examination of the records of 79 juvenile offenders assigned to the program provides the information for this discussion. Results indicate that some basic assumptions of the program designers were incorrect, and that constant monitoring and the centralization of tasks were keys to program sustainability.     

社会转型期青少年网络文明失范原因探析

社会转型时期,随着网络信息技术的发展,青少年网络文明失范现象时有发生,主要表现为:模糊的网络文明意识;有悖道德的网络行为;异化的网络双重人格。社会转型时期之于青少年网络文明失范现象的产生,其影响主要表现在如下三个方面:首先,多元价值观念的冲突引发了青少年网络文明意识的紊乱;其次,转型时期的"规范缺席"助长了青少年网络失范行为的生成;最后,转型时期所带来的心理冲击诱发了青少年网络双重人格的形成。     

未成年人犯罪领域的非犯罪化研究

在非犯罪化思潮影响之下，未成年人犯罪领域的非犯罪化趋势在我国已经有所体现，这是对未成年犯罪人司法保护的新突破。实现未成年人犯罪领域的非犯罪化具有重要的价值意义。在具体制度建构上，可以在实体法上减少未成年人罪名规定或规定未成年人特殊情形；在司法程序上，则应建立未成年人刑事和解和不起诉制度。     

合法刑事拘留是否赔偿——浅析修订后的《国家赔偿法》第十七条

修改后的《国家赔偿法》已经出台,此次修法力度较大,其中新法第17条关于刑事拘留赔偿的问题引起极大关注。与旧法相关规定相比,新法第17条有进步之处,但也存在不足。     

浅析美国海波因特市社区警务行动——对该市“西部行动”的案例分析

开展社区警务是解决当下我国社会转型期犯罪率较高、治安形势复杂及警力不足等问题的有效方法。由于该理念和实践源于英美等国,这些国家的经验对我国顺利开展社区警务来说十分重要。美国海波因特市2003年开展的社区警务活动是一次较为完整和成功的社区警务行动,借鉴研究其流程及启示,能够有助于我国社区警务理论和实践的发展。     

实践、时代和历史主动性——《江泽民文选》所展示的理性品格

解放思想、实事求是、与时俱进是贯穿《江泽民文选》的活的灵魂。理解《江泽民文选》,应透彻领悟这种马克思主义的理论品格。要把握好三个关键范畴:实践,这是理论的生命之基;时代,这是理论的创新之源;历史主动性,这是理论智慧的无尽动力。     

青少年流行文化视阈下的共青团制度创新研究

青少年流行文化对共青团工作的影响较大,当前青少年流行文化复杂、灵活、多样、易变。造成网络文化风靡导致沟通方式的e时代性,外来文化盛行导致传统文化的缺失,物质文化崇尚导致价值取向的功利性,高校共青团制度创新的主要方向,必须针对青少年流行文化的特点,进一步完善以人为本的服务运行体制,创新大学生共青团干部的选拔培养机制,创新对团员青年的考核评价机制。     

Hunger strikes,detainee protest,and the relationality of political subjectivization

This paper attends to the relationships and spatialities through which immigration detention centers, though isolating and constraining spaces, are shaped by detainees. I approach the problematic of detainee resistance and agency through both Critical Citizenship Studies and feminist relational frameworks. I do so through a case study of one particular rupture – the 2014 hunger strikes at the Northwest Detention Center. My analysis of the 2014 hunger strikes at the NWDC directs me to conceptualize detainee activism as a process of political subjectivization, though one that is fraught with physical and political risk to both detainees and the order of sovereignty and citizenship. This process is undergirded by and productive of a series of interpersonal and political relations that mediate detainee actions and statements, and constitute them as a rupture in the order of sovereignty and citizenship.