The Deinstitutionalization of Juvenile Status Offenders: New Myths and Old Realities

Claims are being made for deinstitutionalization that obscure some of the lesser known, negative effects. Within the juvenile justice system, for example, many juveniles who were previously institutionalized as juvenile status offenders are being relabelled and institutionalized as jivenile delinquents. In the state system studied in this report, the total number of juveniles in institutional programs did not decrease during the period of deinstitutionalization

Political Symbolism in Juvenile Justice: Reforming Florida\u27s Juvenile Detention Criteria

A recent reform in Florida\u27s juvenile detention criteria was over-turned during the subsequent legislative session. This paper describes both the initial reform and its reversal and suggests that symbolic political rewards may often be more important than the actual consequences of a policy. Recommendations are made for accomplishing policy reform in a traditional political culture