NCJ Number
170510
Journal
Corrections Management Quarterly Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (Winter 1998) Pages: 83-88
Date Published
1998
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This article examines crime trends associated with the changing juvenile offender population and discusses the need for corrections administrators to rethink the concept of public safety relative to community supervision of serious juvenile offenders.
Abstract
The article highlights innovative developments in probation and parole that are promising, if not bases for a redirection in the strategy and practice of supervision. Effective supervision strategies must draw actively on the leverage provided by the community and agencies that share accountability for addressing juvenile crime. The article notes that effective supervision is active, local, and community-based. Probation and parole supervision must become much more firmly embedded in the communities and neighborhoods where offenders live. This will require substantial budgetary support, which is indispensable if probation and parole supervision are to be repositioned to draw successfully on the leverage and "social capital" provided by communities when dealing with serious juvenile offenders. References