1st Edition
Professional Misconduct against Juveniles in Correctional Treatment Settings
By Lee Michael Johnson
Copyright 2013
96 Pages
by
Routledge
96 Pages
by
Routledge
96 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the nature of employee-on-youth misconduct, its extent, its consequences, factors that increase its occurrence, and potential solutions to the problem. A significant barrier to successful juvenile intervention is misconduct committed against juveniles by the persons employed to help them. Obviously, employee-on-youth misconduct interferes with the effective treatment of... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Employee-on-Youth Misconduct 3. The Extent of Employee-on-Youth Misconduct 4. Consequences of Employee-on-Youth Misconduct 5. Factors Increasing Employee-on-Youth Misconduct 6. Solutions 7. Conclusion
Biography
Lee "Mike" Johnson is Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology at William Paterson University. His publications include "Criminal Justice System Involvement and Continuity of Youth Crime: A Longitudinal Analysis" in Youth & Society, as well as an edited book on connecting practical experience and academics in corrections, for which he authored the chapter on working with juvenile offenders. His past experience includes working as a staff member in a residential juvenile treatment program and teaching at the University of West Georgia.
