Citation

Holden GA, Kapler RA. Juv. Justice 1995; 2(2): 3-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

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Abstract

Over the past two decades, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act has fundamentally changed the way our Nation deals with troubled youth. State juvenile justice systems that were previously regarded as intransigent, bureaucratic, and punitive now empha- size treatment and rehabilitation through community-based programs and services.