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Teen brings books to juvenile offenders: California 14-year-old wins award for creating library for troubled teens. (news).(Brief Article)
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School Library Journal
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June 1, 2003
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While most kids his age were playing ball, Chas Duff, a 14-year-old from Chatsworth, CA, was busy transforming a locker room at a high school for juvenile offenders into the school's first library. In recognition of his work, the eighth grader at Sierra Canyon School was one of 10 recipients of the 2003 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, which honor students ages 10-18 who perform exemplary volunteer efforts to aid people in difficult circumstances.
Duff, an avid reader who wanted to create a library as his Eagle Scout ...
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Occupational Interests and Aptitudes of Juvenile Offenders: Influence of...
Journal of Correctional Education;
December 1, 2007 ;
Zabel, Robert; Nigro, Frank;
787 words
...Abstract Juvenile offenders, particularly those with disabilities, are at high...understand the occupational preferences and aptitudes of juvenile offenders, 201 juvenile offenders, including 52 who had been in special education...
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JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Juvenile Justice Digest;
January 16, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
32 words
...The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a report on juvenile offenders and victims. Inf.: "Juvenile Offenders, 2006" http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/nr2006/downloads/NR2006.pdf.
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Organizational commitment as a predictor of staff working alliances with...
Corrections Compendium;
July 1, 2005 ;
Moore, Eugene R. Sales, Amos P.;
787 words
......rehabilitation programs for serious juvenile offenders is critical because a relatively small proportion of juvenile offenders are responsible for a large...rehabilitation programs for juvenile offenders ineffective. Research has...
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The influence of special education experience and gender of juvenile...
Behavioral Disorders;
February 1, 2001 ;
Zabel, Robert H; Nigro, Frank A;
787 words
......Previous research has shown that many juvenile offenders experience academic, as well as social...intent was to examine performance by juvenile offenders in relationship to their current...scored significantly lower than other juvenile offenders, and (c) males scored significantly...
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2 Texas juvenile offenders to be executed
University Wire;
August 8, 2002 ;
Patrick Timmons;
642 words
......execute on Thursday the second of three juvenile offenders scheduled to die by lethal injection...session to prohibit the execution of juvenile offenders. In 2001, Burnam introduced a house...countries that continue to execute juvenile offenders. Beazley's attorney, Walter Long...
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Vic: Juvenile offenders could get electronic tags
AAP General News (Australia);
November 17, 2004 ;
267 words
......Australia) 11-17-2004 Vic: Juvenile offenders could get electronic tags MELBOURNE, Nov 17 AAP - Juvenile offenders on leave from detention could...recommended fitting high-risk juvenile offenders on escorted leave with global...
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Juvenile offenders: Move to separate hardcore ones
New Straits Times;
February 13, 2000 ;
Abdul Razak Ahmad;
523 words
......Ahmad New Straits Times 02-13-2000 Juvenile offenders: Move to separate hardcore ones Byline...will consider separating hardcore juvenile offenders from those found guilty of petty...system of placement for convicted juvenile offenders. "Let's look at how these young people...
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NSW: Juvenile offenders to clean graffiti: opposition
AAP General News (Australia);
March 21, 1999 ;
325 words
......Australia) 03-21-1999 NSW: Juvenile offenders to clean graffiti: opposition SYDNEY, March 21 AAP - Juvenile offenders would be forced to wear florescent...protected the identity of juvenile offenders and said it was not an attempt...
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Committee Passes Act Outlining Consequences For Juvenile Offenders.(House...
Nation's Cities Weekly;
April 2, 2001 ;
Rigsby, Deborah;
781 words
......Committee passed the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001 (H.R. 863) by a unanimous...introduced the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act last month, which would authorize...Cities supports the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act as a strong acknowledgement to...
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Juvenile offenders report.(Industry news)
Law Enforcement Product News;
May 1, 2006 ;
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......Justice Programs (OJP) has released Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report...juvenile populations, juvenile victims, juvenile offenders, juvenile justice system structure...law enforcement and juvenile crime, juvenile offenders in court and juvenile ...
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STATE SUED OVER REHAB FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS.(News)
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);
August 17, 2007 ;
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......FRANKFORT -- A disagreement over how juvenile offenders should be placed for treatment and...34-page lawsuit contends that some juvenile offenders are not being placed in the least...requires. The lawsuit alleges that 72 juvenile offenders have not been properly assigned...
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First-time offenders. (Crime and justice).(preventing recidivism among...
Youth Studies Australia;
September 1, 2002 ;
Colman, Robyn Colman, Adrian;
220 words
......program was established because most juvenile offenders are potentially one-time-only criminals...Inspector Mathers said. To be eligible, juvenile offenders must satisfy certain criteria...offences. One-third of the 25,709 juvenile offenders caught by Victorian police in the...
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Five juvenile offenders captured, six still at large after escape
AP Online;
December 12, 1998 ;
168 words
......12-12-1998 BRYAN, Texas (AP) _ Five juvenile offenders who escaped from a detention...prison, was renovated for juvenile offenders and opened about 1 1/2 years ago. More than 500 male juvenile offenders are housed in open dormitories...
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Taxpayers are willing to spend more to rehabilitate juvenile offenders...
Corrections Compendium;
March 1, 2008 ;
Gormsen, Lia;
174 words
......willing to spend more to rehabilitate juvenile offenders than to incarcerate them if the effect...versus a rehabilitation program for juvenile offenders who had committed violent crimes...more punitive sentencing laws for juvenile offenders are often culled from polls based...
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NSW: Name and shame serious juvenile offenders: Brogden
AAP General News (Australia);
August 17, 2005 ;
461 words
......2005 NSW: Name and shame serious juvenile offenders: Brogden By Peter Jean and Sonya...and terrorism offences. Currently, juvenile offenders cannot be named in NSW unless courts...reporters. He conceded that naming juvenile offenders may hinder their prospects of rehabilitation...
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