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According to every available measure, the American judiciary has been & is under attack. Yet there is no research that adequately conceptualizes or explains this violence. There are, however, a number of related ways of examining such violence that seem promising in their capacity to yield basic insights. They also seem promising with respect to their control implications. First, the concepts of institution & workplace provide useful general organizing ideas for advancing our understanding. Second, the environmental & rational-choice approaches provide useful, specific organizing ideas for understanding targeted judicial violence & are also potentially useful approaches for understanding associated nontargeted judicial violence. Third, the protective perspective provides an important way of thinking about & integrating the general & specific organizing ideas into protective operations that can enhance judicial safety. Finally, the protective perspective represents a blend of criminal justice & public health perspectives on the origins & control of violence. 2 Figures, 15 References. Adapted from the source document.

The two major institutions set up to assist at-risk youths -- the juvenile court & the child welfare system -- have failed at their common historical mission to treat, supervise, rehabilitate, protect, & care for youths. Institutional survival has almost always taken precedence over this core mission. The result has been the unintended but not unexpected victimization of their vulnerable, often already victimized, young clientele. There are profound political, social, & institutional forces in tense balance surrounding the two systems: some keep the two institutions from crumbling, & others keep them from making basic changes that would presage meaningful institutional reform &, perhaps, revival. Despite these obstacles to change, there are still possibilities for embarking on a politically & socially sound process of change, one that might enable the juvenile court & the child welfare system to better fulfill their mission. 38 References. Adapted from the source document.

This article reports on a survey of judicial safety conducted in 1999 by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. The survey quantified the various types of threats and acts of violence against judges, both inside and outside the courthouse, that occurred within the previous year as the result of discharging official responsibilities. Related questions were asked about law enforcement notification, the degree of physical injuries sustained, and the extent to which such incidents led judges to alter their conduct of judicial business. The statistical data are supplemented with qualitative information from structured, in-depth interviews with a diverse set of judges. A thematic approach was taken in examining the judges' interview responses, from which emerged a series of shared conceptions regarding the causes of violence against judicial officers; the adaptations of court personnel exposed to the risk of harm; and the impediments to effective protection. Conclusions are drawn regarding the state of security in the judicial workplace along with suggestions for future research.

This article reports on a survey of judicial safety conducted in 1999 by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. The survey quantified the various types of threats & acts of violence against judges, both inside & outside the courthouse, that occurred within the previous year as the result of discharging official responsibilities. Related questions were asked about law enforcement notification, the degree of physical injuries sustained, & the extent to which such incidents led judges to alter their conduct of judicial business. The statistical data are supplemented with qualitative information from structured, in-depth interviews with a diverse set of judges. A thematic approach was taken in examining the judges' interview responses, from which emerged a series of shared conceptions regarding the causes of violence against judicial officers; the adaptations of court personnel exposed to the risk of harm; & the impediments to effective protection. Conclusions are drawn regarding the state of security in the judicial workplace along with suggestions for future research. 4 Tables, 2 Figures, 1 Appendix, 1 Reference. Adapted from the source document.