Patching Up the Cracks

Informationen zum Autor By Michael D. Grimes Klappentext In Patching Up the Cracks sociologist Michael D. Grimes conducts a case study of the dependency portion of a "troubled" juvenile court. His study uncovers the importance of the larger institutional and social environment that surrounds the court-both its day-to-day operations and its capacity to adequately serve the needs of its clients. Zusammenfassung In Patching Up the Cracks sociologist Michael D. Grimes conducts a case study of the dependency portion of a "troubled" juvenile court. His study uncovers the importance of the larger institutional and social environment that surrounds the court-both its day-to-day operations and its capacity to adequately serve the needs of its clients. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Children's Rights! the Juvenile Court! and Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter 2 Juvenile Justice in America! Juvenile Court Reform! and the Analytical Framework for the Study Chapter 3 The Study's Setting! Its Stimulus! and the Research Design Chapter 4 Context One: The Social and Institutional Environment of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Chapter 5 Context Two: The Perspectives of Key Stakeholders about the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 6 Tasks One and Two: Remidy Crafting! Implementation! and Institutionalization Chapter 7 Tasks Three through Nine: Remidy Crafting! Implementation! and Institutionalization Chapter 8 An Examination of the Outcomes of the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 9 Summary! Recommendations! and Conclusions

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By Michael D. Grimes

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In Patching Up the Cracks sociologist Michael D. Grimes conducts a case study of the dependency portion of a "troubled" juvenile court. His study uncovers the importance of the larger institutional and social environment that surrounds the court-both its day-to-day operations and its capacity to adequately serve the needs of its clients.

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Chapter 1 Children's Rights, the Juvenile Court, and Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter 2 Juvenile Justice in America, Juvenile Court Reform, and the Analytical Framework for the Study Chapter 3 The Study's Setting, Its Stimulus, and the Research Design Chapter 4 Context One: The Social and Institutional Environment of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Chapter 5 Context Two: The Perspectives of Key Stakeholders about the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 6 Tasks One and Two: Remidy Crafting, Implementation, and Institutionalization Chapter 7 Tasks Three through Nine: Remidy Crafting, Implementation, and Institutionalization Chapter 8 An Examination of the Outcomes of the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 9 Summary, Recommendations, and Conclusions