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2. Behavior modification facility - Wikipedia

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   [12] [13] The goal was to redesign the behavioral architecture around delinquent teens to lessen chances of recidivism [14] and improve academics. [15] Harold Cohen and James Filipczak (1971) published a book hailing the successes of such programs in doubling learning rates and reducing recidivism. [ 16 ]

3. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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   OJJDP, a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), supports states, local communities and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles. The office strives to strengthen the juvenile justice system’s efforts to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and provide services ...

4. Youth detention center - Wikipedia

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   Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Houston, Texas In criminal justice systems, a youth detention center, known as a juvenile detention center (JDC), [1] juvenile detention, juvenile jail, juvenile hall, observation home or remand home [2] is a prison for people under the age of majority, to which they have been sentenced and committed for a period of time, or detained on a short-term ...

5. Juvenile delinquency in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The act created the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) within the Department of Justice to administer grants for juvenile crime-combating programs (currently only about US$900,000 a year), gather national statistics on juvenile crime, fund research on youth crime and administer four anti-confinement mandates regarding ...

6. L.A. teen got a second chance from Gascón after killing. Now ...

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   After L.A. County prosecutors decided not to try him as an adult in a 2018 murder, Denmonne Lee responded well to programs in juvenile halls. He started attending community college and found a job.

7. Do curfew laws keep teens out of trouble? - AOL

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   In various areas around the country, teen curfew laws are on the books. Teen and juvenile curfews restrict youth below a certain age — usually 16 or 18 — from public places during late night ...