Welcome to the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s newly developed Policy Center. This page will predominantly serve as a posting board for updates and current news in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice. Postings will be made by experts in the field, to include our various Directors and Senior Research Fellows. This page is technically a blog, and we hope you check back often to learn about the most recent events in the field of justice. Thank you.
Blog Dec 31, 2008
Juvenile Justice in America: Problems and Prospects
Juvenile Justice in America: Problems and Prospects debunks the argument that incarceration reduces crime and advocates social policy that seeks workable alternatives.
Blog Nov 30, 2007
Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society
Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society looks at how different groups, including people of color, the rich, and the poor, perceive the “facts” of crime and the criminal justice system.
Blog Oct 1, 2007
Controlling The Dangerous Classes
Criminologist Randall G. Shelden traces the history of the criminal justice system and its historical biases through the development of the police institution and the juvenile justice and prison systems.
Criminologist Randall G. Shelden analyzes juvenile issues through the lens of social justice, linking social inequality, including the unique problems of girls growing up in a patriarchal society, to delinquency and crime.