The dramatic growth of prison populations in the United States during the latter half of the twentieth century, as well as the problems of over-policing and police misconduct, have been well documented and decried. But the related expansion and problems of community supervision receive far less attention. Across the nation, reform efforts have increasingly included a focus on probation, especially juvenile probation, as an actor that both jails and polices youth in the community while also trying to rehabilitate them and promote their well-being. This Article studies the juvenile probation system, with a focus on California as one important system aiming to both surveil and care for individuals. It draws together two frameworks: 1) law and policy which describe the juvenile probation system as intended, and 2) juvenile probation practices and attitudes which reveal the day-to-day translation of the system’s formal intentions. Ultimately, where a system’s approach to rehabilitation and accountability become synonymous with or too reflexively able to adopt surveillance, containment, and punishment orientations, its ability to deliver meaningful help and support through that same system is improbable. Thus, this Article discusses the need in the United States to reform, dismantle, or replace probation with youth development-focused systems and uses Los Angeles as an example of a government already doing this important work.

Cite as: Patricia Soung, Is Juvenile Probation Obsolete? Reexamining and Reimagining Youth Probation Law, Policy, and Practice, 112 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 549 (2022).

20 世纪下半叶美国监狱人口的急剧增长，以及过度警务和警察不当行为的问题，都得到了充分的记录和谴责。但社区监管的相关扩张和问题却很少受到关注。在全国范围内，改革工作越来越多地将重点放在缓刑，尤其是少年缓刑上，作为社区中青年的监狱和警察，同时还试图让他们康复并促进他们的福祉。本文研究少年缓刑制度，重点关注加州作为一个重要的制度，旨在对个人进行监督和照顾。它汇集了两个框架：1）按预期描述少年缓刑制度的法律和政策，2) 少年缓刑实践和态度，揭示了系统正式意图的日常翻译。最终，当一个系统的康复和问责方法成为同义词或过于反身地采用监视、遏制和惩罚导向时，它通过同一系统提供有意义的帮助和支持的能力是不可能的。因此，本文讨论了美国改革、废除或用以青年发展为重点的制度取代缓刑的必要性，并以洛杉矶为例，说明政府已经在开展这项重要工作。遏制和惩罚方向，它通过同一系统提供有意义的帮助和支持的能力是不可能的。因此，本文讨论了美国改革、废除或用以青年发展为重点的制度取代缓刑的必要性，并以洛杉矶为例，说明政府已经在开展这项重要工作。遏制和惩罚方向，它通过同一系统提供有意义的帮助和支持的能力是不可能的。因此，本文讨论了美国改革、废除或用以青年发展为重点的制度取代缓刑的必要性，并以洛杉矶为例，说明政府已经在开展这项重要工作。

引用为：Patricia Soung，少年缓刑过时了吗？重新审视和重新构想青年缓刑法、政策和实践，112 J. Crim。L. & 犯罪学 549 (2022)。