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Operationalizing intake: Variations in juvenile court intake procedures and their implications

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  • Fairchild, Amanda J.
  • Gupta-Kagan, Josh
  • Stevens Andersen, Tia

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Juvenile court intake – the process in which state or local authorities determine whether to prosecute, divert, or dismiss alleged juvenile delinquency cases – is essential to juvenile justice administration and to juvenile justice goals. Yet it is generally under-studied and the roles of prosecutors and intake officers poorly understood. This paper operationalizes juvenile court intake using data from one southeastern state, with a focus on professionals' roles and relative power. Results demonstrate within-state variation in intake structures and procedures with regard to whether prosecutors or intake officers exert the greatest control. Further, results show that there is a geographic relationship to this variation – counties with heavy prosecutorial control are represented disproportionately among urban areas. Additional qualitative data offers insight into prosecutors' and intake officers' perspectives on each other's roles in intake. Findings indicate a range of questions to be explored in future research examining whether and how different intake structures affect intake decisions.

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  • Fairchild, Amanda J. & Gupta-Kagan, Josh & Stevens Andersen, Tia, 2019. "Operationalizing intake: Variations in juvenile court intake procedures and their implications," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 91-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:102:y:2019:i:c:p:91-101
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.003
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