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Juvenile Justice in Oregon: Balanced and Restorative Justice in Action
Author(s) -
McMahan Christina L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12126
Subject(s) - restorative justice , economic justice , action (physics) , underpinning , criminology , work (physics) , sociology , juvenile , political science , public relations , law , engineering , ecology , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The goals of Balanced and Restorative Justice ( BARJ ) are to hold juvenile offenders meaningfully accountable, hear and empower crime victims and engage communities both as stakeholders who have been negatively impacted and as advocates to make things right for the crime victim, offender, and community. This article examines how several Oregon juvenile justice agencies have put BARJ into action over the last 25 years, highlighting specific examples of how several agencies have made this the philosophical underpinning of their work. An overview of the philosophical principles, values, and goals that drive this approach is also discussed.