The authors of the original Balanced Approach, Dennis Maloney, Dennis Romig, and Troy Armstrong, outlined a philosophy of balanced attention to the principles of community protection/public safety, youth accountability, and competency development through individualized assessment and treatment and holding the system accountable to the community and the youth served. A majority of states’ juvenile code purpose clauses reflect this approach, later known as Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ). Presented here are excerpts from the 1988 Juvenile & Family Court Journal issue 39 (3) that first presented the Balanced Approach and a brief overview of key features of juvenile justice at the time to lay a foundation for the other articles in this special issue.

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平衡的方法[修订本]

最初的“平衡方法”的作者Dennis Maloney，Dennis Romig和Troy Armstrong概述了一种哲学，该哲学通过个体化的评估和治疗来平衡关注社区保护/公共安全，青年责任和能力发展的原则，并使系统负责为社区和青年服务。大多数州的青少年法规目的条款都反映了这种方法，后来称为平衡与恢复性司法（BARJ）。此处摘录的是1988年《少年与家庭法院杂志》第39（3）期的摘录，该摘录首先介绍了“平衡的方法”，并简要概述了当时少年司法的主要特征，为本期特刊的其他文章奠定了基础。