Establishing Balanced and Restorative Justice in Your Juvenile Court: The Judge's Role

• NCJ Number: 179567
• Author(s): Patrick Griffin
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 12 pages
• Grant Number(s): 98-JB-VX-0102
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Sale Source: National Ctr for Juvenile Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NCJJ in Focus, V 1, N 3 (Fall 1999)

Annotation

This document discusses the judge’s role in establishing balanced and restorative justice in juvenile court.

Abstract

The idea behind Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) is that of a broader juvenile court mission that includes victims, offenders and their communities as clients of the justice system, with legitimate claims on its attention and resources. The document describes: (1) BARJ fundamentals; (2) judicial leadership and BARJ; (3) where BARJ came from; (4) organizational self-assessment to determine the extent to which juvenile justice agencies and systems have embraced BARJ principles; (5) restorative justice sanctions; (6) protecting the community; (7) special considerations for rural courts; (8) evaluating BARJ initiatives; and (9) supporting one another’s leadership. References