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The Balanced and Restorative Justice Model (BARJ) outlines an alternative philosophy, "restorative justice," and a new mission that requires juvenile justice professionals to devote attention to enabling offenders to make amends to their victims and the community, increasing offender competencies, and protecting the public through processes in which victims, the community, and offenders all participate. This document is intended to assist juvenile justice professionals in implementing a BARJ approach in their work. It contains practical information and tools to enable professionals to implement the model and criteria by which practitioners can judge practice in terms of BARJ principles. The guide also contains concrete examples and case studies to assist juvenile justice professionals at all levels in examining how their roles can change to promote a balanced and restorative approach to juvenile justice. Three appendixes list sources for additional information, describe the program of Deschutes County, Oregon, and present a sample offender disposition from Deschutes County. (SLD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert