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Derick Quaye posted Dec 13, 2020 9:05 PM

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I believe the juvenile system was established some years ago in united states with the goal of diverting youthful offenders from the destructive punishments of criminal courts and encouraging rehabilitation based on the individual juvenile’s need. This system was to differ from adult or criminal court in several ways. It was to focus on the child or adolescent as a person in need of assistance, not on the act that brought him or her before the court.

Ohio’s juvenile justice system is unique. They are provided by the local government and vary from location to location (Ohio office of Criminal Justice Services 1997 , p3) Juvenile divisions of the courts are branches either Probate Courts or the Domestics Relations Division of the Courts common pleas.

The specific objectives of Ohio’s efforts to address the needs of the female Juvenile offenders have remained consistent since 1995. They include the following initiatives. That is form a work group to evaluate the service delivery system for female youth and to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate inequalities in placement and treatment of young women in Ohio’s juvenile justice system, devise a plan of action for improving the service delivery system for female youth. Educate juvenile justice professionals about gender-specific services and gender bias in placement and treatment and assemble a report that includes the recommendations of the work group and distribute it to juvenile justice decision makers and practioners (Ohio office of criminal Justice services 1995.p.18)

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Annie E. Casey Foundation. 1996. KIDS COUNT Data Book. Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

Annie E. Casey Foundation. 1998. KIDS COUNT Online Data Service. Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

Belknap, Joanne, Melissa Dunn, and K. Holsinger. 1997. Gender-Specific Services Work Group: A Report to the Governor. Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH.

Children's Defense Fund. 1996. Stand for Children. Washington, DC.

Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. 1994. Ohio Application and Three-Year Comprehensive Plan. Submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC.