IRA M. SCHWARTZ

School of Social Work
University of Pennsylvania
3701 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214

TEL: 215.898.5541
FAX: 215.573.2791
E-mail: iram@ssw.upenn.edu

General Information

Birthdate: November 1, 1944
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marital status: Married, 2 children

Education

M.S.W. University of Washington, 1968 (Community Organization) Thesis: A Study of Child Abuse in the City of Seattle

B.S. University of Minnesota, 1966 (Recreation & Park Administration)

Current Position

Dean and Professor, School of Social Work
Director, Center for the Study of Youth Policy

Professional Affiliations

Special Editor, "The Future of the Juvenile Court," (July, 1999) THE ANNALS
Editorial Board, Children and Youth Services Review
Editorial Board, Journal of Social Work

Professional Associations

Academy of Certified Social Workers
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Society of Criminology
Child Welfare League of America
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work
National Association of Social Work

Public and Professional Services

American Youth Work Center, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
Child Welfare League of America, National Council on Research in Child Welfare
National Research Advisory Committee, Boysville of Michigan, Inc.
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Board Member
University of Haifa, Israel, Board of Governors

Academic and Professional Positions

08/93 - present 

School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dean and Professor. Center for the Study of Youth Policy. Director.

09/89 - 09/93

University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professor. 

Taught SW 831"Research Methods for Evaluating School Programs"; SW 771 "Policy Analysis and Evaluation"; SW 531 "Child and Youth Policy"; SW 671 "Policy Development and Enactment."

08/87 - 07/93 

University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Center for the Study of Youth Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Professor and Director. Responsible for the overall direction and management of the Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

01/88 - 04/89

University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professor. Taught SW 533 "Service Delivery to Children and Families."

04/81 - 07/87

University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Senior Fellow. Taught courses in youth policy in the School of Social Work and the Humphrey Institute’s Masters Degree Program. Also taught in the Humphrey Institute’s Reflective Leadership Program. Advised and supervised students in directed study for the School of Social Work.

04/81 - 07/87

University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Center for the Study of Youth Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Senior Fellow and Director. As senior fellow participated in various administrative and programmatic activities at the request of the Institute Director. Also, as Director of the Center for the Study of Youth Policy, was responsible for the overall direction and management of a national juvenile justice and child welfare policy research project. This project was the largest and most comprehensive assessment of juvenile justice ever undertaken in the U.S.

11/79 - 02/81 

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, D.C. Administrator. As Administrator was responsible for the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. Was responsible for the overall management, administration, budgeting, staff supervision, and planning of the Office. Served at the pleasure of the President, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and reported to the Attorney General of the United States. Was responsible for maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of agencies and the Executive Branch of Government.

04/77 - 10/79 

Washington Council on Crime and Delinquency, Seattle, Washington. Executive Director. Was responsible for the overall management, administration, and planning with respect to all activities of the organization including supervision of professional staff and staff development.

06/73 - 03/77 

John Howard Association, Chicago, Illinois. Executive Director. Responsible for overall managerial and administrative responsibility for the implementation of the programs and policies of the John Howard Association.

07/72 - 05/73 

Purchase Services, Hennepin County Welfare Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Director. Overall management responsibility for the administration of Federal programs and monies to Titles I, IV-A, X, XIV, and XVI of the amendments to the 1967 Social Security Act. This included Federal and private monies used to purchase social services of all types to current, past, and potential welfare recipients.

11/69 - 06/73 

North Hennepin State Junior College, Law Enforcement Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Instructor. Responsible for teaching courses to police officers, deputy sheriffs, and students interested in the field of law enforcement. Taught courses in: Introduction to Law Enforcement, Social Problems, and Understanding Deviant Behavior.

11/69 - 06/72 

Community Services, Hennepin County Department of Court Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Director. Responsible for the comprehensive court volunteer program including primary responsibility for general administration, planning, operations, and evaluation.

06/68 - 10/69 

Social Services, Department of Planning and Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Senior Planner. Responsible for the coordination and implementation of planning activities in the areas of education, parks and recreation, libraries, and other health and welfare services related to the City Planning Office and the Office of City Coordinator.

Honors Received

1990 American Psychological Association’s Child Advocacy Award
1975-1976 West German Prison System Study Tour
1967 U.S. Children’s Bureau Scholarship
1966 National Institute of Mental Health Scholarship

Consulting and Training Experience

Has provided training and consultation in the areas of juvenile and adult criminal justice for numerous groups and organizations throughout the United States and several foreign countries. The consultation provided included such areas as: juvenile and adult code revision, juvenile court reform, juvenile and criminal justice master planning, jail planning and program development, community-based programming for juveniles and adults, delinquency prevention programming, law related education, child welfare, children’s mental health, and community-based and institutional treatment programming.

Consultation has been provided to such organizations as:

American Civil Liberties Union
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Associated Marine Institute
Blandin Foundation
Children’s Rights, Inc.
Eckerd Foundation
Ford Foundation
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Lilly Endowment
Metropolitan Life Foundation
National Center for Youth Law
National Youth Law Center
National Information Center on Volunteerism
Northwest Area Foundation
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention|
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Skillman Foundation
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Wharton School of Business
White House Domestic Policy Staff
Also numerous state, county, and city governmental agencies.

Recent International Activities

1998 "Juvenile Justice in the United States," International Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

1998 "The Future of Child Welfare: An International Perspective, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

1997 "International Perceptive on Child Welfare," Lecture Series on the Juvenile Justice System in the United States, Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgium.

1996 "International Perspectives on Youth Violence," University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

1995 "Social Work in the United States," Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Siberia.

1990 "Juvenile Justice Issues in the United States," Seoul, Korea.

Selected Publications

Books

Schwartz, I.M. & Fishman, G. (in press). Kids raised by the government. Westport, CT: Praeger Publisher.

Schwartz, I.M. & AuClaire, P. (Eds.). (1995). Home-based services for troubled children. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Schwartz, I.M. & Barton, W.H. (Eds.). (1994). Juvenile detention: Out of the closets. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press.

Schwartz, I.M. (Ed.). (1992). Juvenile justice and public policy: Toward a national agenda. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Schwartz, I.M. (1989). (In)Justice for juveniles: Rethinking the best interest of the child. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Schwartz, I.M., Jensen, Donald R., Mahoney, Michael J. (1977). Volunteers in juvenile justice. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.

Schwartz, I.M., Jensen, D.R., & Mahoney, M.J. (1976). Volunteers in juvenile justice. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Law

Enforcement Assistance Administration, National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Articles & Book Chapters

Schwartz, I.M., Weiner, N.A., Enosh, G. Nine lives and then some: Why the Juvenile Court will not roll over and die. Wake Forrest Law Review, 33. (3), 101–117

Collins, M.E., Schwartz, I.M., Epstein, I. (In press). Factors for adult imprisonment in a sample of youth released from residential child care. Children and Youth Services Review.

Schwartz, I.M. (in press). Michigan’s child welfare system: A dynamic perspective. In G. Melton (Ed.), Toward a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system.

Schwartz, I.M. (in press). The youth corrections agenda for the 90’s. Proceedings of Crime and Justice Lecture Series. Nashville, TN: Institute of Public Policy Studies, Vanderbilt University.

Fishman, G., Schwartz, I.M., Hsieh, C.M., (1997). Commitment of juveniles to training schools. Children and Youth Services Review, 19,(8), 633–650

Schwartz, I.M. (1997). Juvenile justice: Back to the future or will we learn from the past? In M. Reisch & E. Gambrill (Eds.), (pp. 120–126). Social work in the 21st century. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Force Press.

Schwartz, I.M., Fishman, G., & Van Vleet, R.K. (1996, August/September). Should the federal government have a major role in reducing juvenile crime? Congressional Digest, 75, 219.

Schwartz, I.M. (1995). The impact and role of juvenile diversion in the United States. In G. Albrecht & W. Ludwig-Mayerhofer (Eds.), (pp.75–82). Diversion and informal social control. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

Kapp, S.A., Schwartz, I., & Epstein, I. (1994). Adult imprisonment of males released from residential childcare: A longitudinal study.

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 12 (2), 19–36.

Schwartz, I.M., Rendon, J.A., & Hsieh, C. (1994, September-October). Is child maltreatment a leading cause of delinquency? Child Welfare, 73(5), 639–655.

Schwartz, I.M., Ortega, R.M., Guo, S., & Fishman, G. (1994, September). Infants in nonpermanent placement. Social Services Review, 68(3), 405–416.

Siefert, K., Schwartz, I.M., & Ortega, R.M. (1994, September). Infant mortality in Michigan’s child welfare system. Social Work, 39(5), 574–579.

Bala, N. & Schwartz, I.M. (1993). Legal responses to the juvenile sexual offender. In H.E. Barbaree, W.L. Marshall, & D.R. Laws (Eds.). (pp.25–44). The juvenile sex offender. New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Schwartz, I.M., Guo, S., & Kerbs, J.J. (1993). Public attitudes toward juvenile crime and juvenile justice: Implications for public policy. Journal of Public Law and Policy, 13(2), Hamline University.

Schwartz, I.M., Guo, S., & Kerbs, J.J. (1993). The impact of demographic variables on public opinion regarding juvenile justice: Implications for public policy. Crime & Delinquency, 39(1), 5–28.

Schwartz, I.M., & Wernert, T. (1993). Reducing psychiatric hospitalization for children and adolescents in Toledo, Ohio. Community Alternatives.

Schwartz, I.M. (1992). Correcting juvenile corrections: Reprinted in Annual Editions Criminal Justice, 92–93 Article 35, (pp. 178-180). The Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc.

Schwartz, I.M. (1992). Juvenile crime-fighting policies: What the public really wants. In I. M. Schwartz (Ed.), Juvenile justice and public policy: Toward a national agenda (pp. 214-248). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Schwartz, I.M. (1992). Toward a national juvenile justice agenda. In I. M. Schwartz (Ed.), Juvenile justice and public policy: Toward a national agenda (249–251). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Schwartz, I.M. Preiser, L. (1992). Diversion and juvenile justice: Can we ever get it right? In H. Messmer & H.U. Otto (Eds.), Restorative justice on trial. pp. 279–290. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Butts, J.A. & Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Access to insurance and length of psychiatric stay among adolescents and young adults discharged from general hospitals. Journal of Health & Social Policy, 3, 91-116.

Eisikovitz, R.A. & Schwartz, I.M. (1991). The future of residential education and care. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 8, 5–19.

Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Juvenile Justice Issues in U.S.A. Contemporary Youth Research, 1-2, pp. 89–91. (In Chinese).

Schwartz, I.M. (1991). The death of the parens patriae model. In A.W. Leschied, P.G. Jaffe, & W. Willis (Eds.), (146–157). The young offenders act: A revolution in Canadian juvenile justice. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Delinquency prevention: Where’s the beef? The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 82(1), 1101–1109.

Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Out of home placement of children: Selected issues and prospects for the future. Behavioral Science and the Law, 9(1), 1–11.

Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Removing juveniles from adult jails: The unfinished agenda. In J. Thompson and L. Mayes (Eds.), American jails: Public policy issues (pp. 216–226). Greenwood Press: Westport, CT.,

Schwartz, I.M., Steketee, M.W., & Butts, J.A. (1991). Business as usual: Juvenile justice during the 1980s. Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy, 5(2), 377–396.

Schwartz, I.M., AuClaire, P., & Harris, L.J. (1991). Intensive family preservation services as an alternative to the out-of-home placement of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents: The Hennepin County experience. In K. Wells & D.E. Biegel (Eds.), Intensive Family Preservation

Services, (pp. 33–46). Beverly Hills: Sage Publishing.

Schwartz, I.M., Barton, W.H., & Orlando, F. (1991, Spring). Keeping kids out of secure detention. Public Welfare, 49(2), 20–26. Reprinted in the Atlanta Lawyer, 1992.

Melton, G., Schwartz, I.M., & Resnick, M. (1990). Legal issues in children’s health care. In M. Schlesinger, et al. (Eds.), Children in Changing Health System: Assessments and Proposals for Reform. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Schwartz, I.M., Steketee, M.W., & Schneider, V.W. (1990, October). Federal juvenile justice policy and the incarceration of girls. Crime and Delinquency, 36(4), 503–520.

Schwartz, I.M. (1990, April). Correcting juvenile corrections. The World and I. 505–508.

Small, M.A., & Schwartz, I.M. (1990, Fall/Winter). Policy implications for children’s law in the aftermath of Maryland v. Craig. Constitutional Law Journal, 1(1), 109–130.

Schwartz, I.M. (1990). Transitional services in youth corrections: Current issues and prospects for the future. In B. Wolford, C.J. Miller, & P. Lawrenz (Eds.), Transitional Services for Troubled Youth. Frankfort: Eastern Kentucky University Department of Correctional Services.

Schwartz, I.M. (1989). The hospitalization of children and youth for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment: Legal and ethical issues. Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 10(6), 1–6.

Balos, B., & Schwartz, I.M. (1988, Spring). Psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment: The myth of voluntary treatment and the capacity to consent. Dickinson Law Review, 92(3), 631–647.

Schwartz, I.M. & Bussiere, A. (1988, April). Transition services in youth corrections: Current issues and prospects for the future. Proceedings of the National Conference on Transition Services. Lexington, KY: Eastern Kentucky University, Criminal Justice training Institute. Also in B.

Wolford, C.J. Miller, & P. Lawrenz (Eds.), Transitional services for troubled youth. Frankfort: Eastern Kentucky University Department of Correctional Services.

Schwartz, I.M., Harris, L., & Levi, L. (1988, April). The jailing of juveniles in Minnesota: A case study. Journal of Crime and Delinquency, 34(2), 133–149.

Krisberg, B. & Schwartz, I.M., Fishman, G., Eisikovitz, Z., Guttman, E., & Joe, K. (1987, April). The incarceration of minority youth. Crime and Delinquency, 32(2), 173–205.

AuClaire, P. & Schwartz, I.M. (1987, May-June). Are home-based services effective? A public child welfare agency’s experiment. Children Today, 6–9.

Schwartz, I.M., Fishman, G., Hatfield, R.R., Krisberg, B.A., & Eisikovitz, Z. (1987, June). Juvenile detention: The hidden closets revisited. Justice Quarterly, 4(2), 219–235.

Jackson-Beeck, M., Schwartz, I.M., & Rutherford, A. (1987). Trends and issues in juvenile confinement for psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 10, 153–165.

Krisberg, B., Schwartz, I.M., Litsky, P., & Austin, J. (1986, January). The watershed of juvenile justice reform. Crime and Delinquency, 32(1), 5-38.

Schwartz, I.M. & Levi, L.B. (1986). The juvenile justice system: The lessons of reform. Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services Newsletter, 9(4), Washington, D.C.: APA.

Schwartz, I.M., (1984). New moves in juvenile justice: Alternatives to getting tough are more humane and less expensive. Public Welfare. 42(4), 28–31.

Schwartz, I.M. (1984, Summer). Getting tough with juveniles. Is it working? Public Welfare, 42, 40–1.

Schwartz, I.M. Jackson-Beeck, M., & Anderson, R. (1984, July). The "hidden" system of control. Crime and Delinquency, 30(3), 371–385.

Krisberg, B., Litsky, P., & Schwartz, I.M. (1984). Youth in confinement: Justice by geography. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 21(2), 153–181.

Krisberg, B. & Schwartz, I.M. (1983, July). Rethinking juvenile justice. Crime and Delinquency, 29(3), 333–364.

Schwartz, I.M. (1976, December). Management in juvenile and criminal justice: A national crisis. Texas Journal of Corrections.

Schwartz, I.M. (1976, Summer). Child advocacy and systems change - New roles for volunteers. Voluntary Action Leadership.

Schwartz, I.M. (1971, September). Volunteers and professionals: A team in the correctional process. Federal Probation, 35, 46–50.

Reviews

Schwartz, I.M. (1996). Evaluating family-based services (Book review). Social Services Review, 70, 334–36.

Reports

Schwartz, I.M., Hsieh, C., & Kenagy, G.P. (1996, December). Juveniles in adult prisons. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. & Van Vleet, R.K. (1996, April). Incarcerating youth: The Minnesota and Missouri experiences. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., & Hsieh, C. (1994, October). Juveniles confined in the United States: 1979-1991. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., Ortega, R.M., Fishman, G., & Guo, S. (1992). Infants in out-of-home placement and the odds for H.O.P.E.: Predictive probabilities for infants placed at Home and Other Permanent Environments. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Abbey, J.M. & Schwartz, I.M. (1992, September). Raising Michigan’s children. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., Guo, S., & Kerbs, J.J. (1992, August). The impact of demographic variables on public opinion regarding juvenile justice: Implications for public policy. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Grosuch, K.R., Steward, M.D., Van Vleet, R.K., & Schwartz, I.M. (1992, June). Missouri division of youth services: An experience in delinquency reform. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., Kerbs, J.J., Hogston, D.M., & Guillean, C.L. (1992, April). Combatting juvenile crime: What the public really wants. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. & Wernert, T. (1992, February). Reducing psychiatric hospitalization for children and adolescents in Toledo, Ohio. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan: Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Abbey, J.M., Schwartz, I.M., & Vestevich, A. (1991, August). Michigan’s children went missing. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Barton, W.H., Streit, S.M., & Schwartz, I.M. (1991). A blueprint for youth corrections. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. & Loughran, E.J. (1991, June). Restructuring youth corrections systems: A guide for policymakers. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. (1991, May). LRE Project Exchange. "Future trends and issues in juvenile justice." Juvenile justice and public policy: An agenda for the 90’s.

Millham, S., Schwartz, I.M. (1991). Juvenile justice and child care in England. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., Willis, D.A., & Battle, J. (1991). Juvenile arrest, detention, and incarceration trends 1979-1989. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M., Abbey, J.M., & Barton, W.H. (1990, October). The perception and reality of juvenile crime in Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. (1990, August). Juvenile justice policy brief. Paper prepared at the request of R. Leonard Smith and submitted to The SkillmanFoundation.

Schwartz, I.M., Abbey, J.M., & Barton, W.H. (1990, August). 1990 Michigan Juvenile Crime Survey. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. (1990, June). Psychiatric Incarceration. Proceedings from Children in Crisis Symposium III, Children’s Express, New York.

Orlando, F., Schwartz, I.M., Barton, W.H. (1990, June). Broward county juvenile detention project: Summary of results. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Abbey, J.M., Willis, D.A., & Schwartz, I.M. (1990, May). Michigan’s well of inequity. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Armbruster, A., Abbey, J.M., & Schwartz, I.M. (1990, January). Juvenile justice in Michigan: Future directions. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Butts, J.A. & Schwartz, I.M. (1989, November). Preliminary findings from a new research program on the psychiatric hospitalization of adolescents. Research Brief. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. & Abbey, J.M. (1989, March). Corrections: A growing factor in state public policy. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Steketee, M.W., Willis, D.A., & Schwartz, I.M. (1989, November). Juvenile justice trends 1977-1987. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Abbey, J.M. & Schwartz, I.M. (1989, April). Plotting a course for Michigan’s children. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. (1989). The incarceration of girls: Paternalism or juvenile crime control? Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

Schwartz, I.M. (1989). The youth corrections agenda for the 90’s. Presented to The Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies.

Schwartz, I.M., Butts, J.A., Balos, B., & Duffy, B.J. (1989). Factors related to the hospitalization of children and youth for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment. Unpublished manuscript.

Van Vleet, R.K., Rutherford, A., Schwartz, I.M. (1987). Reinvesting youth corrections resources in Utah. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for the Study of Youth Policy.

AuClaire, P., Schwartz, I.M., (1986). An evaluation of the effectiveness of intensive home-based services as an alternative to placement for adolescents and their families. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

Schwartz, I.M. (1986) Reinventing youth corrections resources: A tale of three states. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

Schwartz, I.M., Merriam, K. J. (1984) The jailing of juveniles in Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

Steiner, Roger, Schwartz, I.M., Pieksma, Edward. (1978). Juvenile detention services and alternatives to the Juvenile Justice Subcommittee of the Alaska Criminal Justice Planning Agency: Technical assistance report.

Selected Presentations

National Association of Homes and Services for Children. (1998, March 23). "Working together for children and families." Washington, D.C.

Missouri Division of Youth Services. (1998, January 23). "The application of technology to youth corrections." St. Louis, MO.

American Society of Criminology. (1997, November 21). "Juvenile detention revisited." Chicago, lL.

American Society of Criminology. (1997, November). "The future of the juvenile court." San Diego, CA.

The Future of the Juvenile Court Symposium: The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work and Law School. (1997, May 29-30).

"Juvenile justice in the 21st century." Philadelphia, PA.

Council on Social Work Education. (1997, March). "Creating a research environment within a school of social work." Key West, FL.

Boysville of Michigan. (1997, January). "Factors related to the imprisonment of youth." Clinton, MI.

Metropolitan Rotary Club of Honolulu. (1996, August 22). "Attacking serious and juvenile crime in Hawaii." Honolulu, HI.

Mental Health Association of Pennsylvania. (1996, April 25). Keynote Address: "New directions in mental health services for children." State College, PA.

Council on Social Work Education. (1996, February 17). "The role of social work in shaping state level policy." Washington, DC.

State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, Department of Psychology. (1992, November 4). "Child welfare research, implications for policy and practice." Buffalo, NY.

University of Vermont, School of Social Work. (1992, October 26). "Being raised by the government." Burlington, VT.

Keynote Address: Reforming Delaware's Juvenile Justice System: Planning for the 21St Century, "Treatment vs. Punishment: What does the public want?" (1992, October 16). Wilmington, DE.

Advanced Research Workshop on Cross-National Longitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal Behavior. (1992, July 19-26).

"Juvenile justice and child welfare longitudinal research in the state of Michigan." Freudenstadt, Germany.

Detroit Association of Black Social Workers/University of Michigan School of Social Work. "Minority overrepresentation in Michigan’s child welfare system." (1992, June 18). Detroit, MI.

Metro Detroit Association for Infant Mental Health. (1992, June 10). "Infant mortality in the child welfare system." Detroit. MI.

National Association of Juvenile Detention Center Administrators. (1992, May 31) Keynote address: "The role of secure detention in the juvenile justice system of the 21st century." Indianapolis, IN.

Select Committee on Children and Youth, State of Tennessee. (1992, May 19). "Programming for delinquent youth with determinate sentences." Nashville, TN.

Michigan Conference on Community Corrections. (1992, May 8). "National public opinion survey on public attitudes toward juvenile crime and justice." Traverse City, MI.

The Inter-University Consortium on Legal and Social Research on Children and Families and the American Psychological Association. (1992, April 30). Congressional briefing on Infants in the Child Welfare System. Washington, DC.

Federation for Community Planning. (1992, April 23). "Foster care and child welfare research in Michigan." Cleveland, OH.

School of Social Work Visiting Committee, Center for the Study of Youth Policy. (1992, April 10). "Research agenda and child welfare research". Ann Arbor, MI.

National Juvenile Detention Administrators Association, (1992, April 3). "Juvenile justice issues and findings from national public opinion survey on public attitudes toward juvenile crime." Washington, DC.

National Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. (1992, March 30). "Infant mortality in Michigan's child welfare system." Chicago, IL.

Homes for Black Children. (1992, February 28). "Child welfare research in Michigan and adoption issues." Detroit, MI.

Michigan Federation of Private Child Caring Agencies, Starr Commonwealth Schools. (1992, February 27). "Child welfare research in Michigan". Albion, MI.

NATO Advanced Science Series Institute. (1991, November 27). "Diversion and juvenile justice: can we ever get it right?" University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, Annual Training Conference. (1991, November 18). "Rethinking youth corrections in Michigan." Lansing, MI.

Associated Marine Institutes. (1991, November 1). "Public attitudes toward juvenile crime and juvenile justice." Nassau, Bahamas.

United Way Executive Training Seminars on Child Welfare: University of Michigan, School of Social Work/School of Business Administration. (1991, July 17). Ann Arbor, MI.

National Association of Counties. (1991, July 13). "Public policy and juvenile justice: implications for local elected officials." Salt Lake City, UT.

Florida Juvenile Detention Meeting: Nova University Law School. (1991, June 27). "Juvenile detention: a national perspective." Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice. (1991, June 21). "The reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act." Alexandria, VA.

Children's Express. (1991, May 29). Interview. New York, NY.

Lion's Club of Ann Arbor. (1991, May 28). "Endangered species: the state of child welfare in Michigan." Ann Arbor, MI.

Michigan Special Education Association. (1991, May, 22). "Juvenile justice in Michigan: Where are we and where are we going?" Detroit, MI.

Inter-University Consortium for Legal Research on the Child and the Family. (1991, May 17). Presentation. Kona; HI.

Public Private Ventures. (1991, May 10) Presentation. Philadelphia, PA.

National Child Advocacy Forum, Wingspread Conference Center. (1991, May 3). Presentation. Racine, WI.

Human Services Forum, Washtenaw Community College. (1991, April 25). Presentation. Ann Arbor, MI.

Michigan House of Representatives Special Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. (1991, April 22). Presentation. Lansing, MI.

Turner Geriatric Services: University of Michigan. (1991, April 2). Presentation. Ann Arbor, MI.

Probation Commission for the City of San Francisco. (1991, March 21). Presentation. San Francisco, CA.

Annual Legislative Meeting of the National Association of Counties. (1991, March 18). Presentation. Washington, DC.

Regional Juvenile Court Directors Meeting. (1991, March 7). Keynote address. Cleveland, OH.

Michigan District Attorneys Association. (1991 January 23). Presentation on Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare at the Annual Meeting. Traverse City, MI.

National Association of Counties, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Committee. (1991, January 10). Presentation. Phoenix, AZ.

Poland, M. & Schwartz, I.M. (1991, January 10). Comment: "Reforming the foster care system." The Detroit News. Detroit, MI.

Indiana Correctional Association. (1990, October) Presentation at the 1990 Regional Training Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute. (1990, October) Presentation. Raleigh, NC.

State of Hawaii Office of Youth Services. (1990, October). Presentation at the Youth Policy Conference. Honolulu, HI.

National Resource Center for Youth Services. (1990, October). Presentation at the Sixth Annual National Conference on Advocacy for Children in the States. San Francisco, CA.

Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan in (1990, November). Presentation at the Conference Innovations for the Nineties. East Lansing, MI.

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives. (1990, July). Presentation at the ABA Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

APA Annual Convention. (1990, July). Presentation. Boston, MA.

Texas Network of Youth Services and the Texas Department of Human Services. (1990, July). Presentation at the Sixth Annual Conference on Runaway and Homeless Youth. Austin, TX.

Children's Express Symposium III. (1990, June). Presentation. New York, NY.

Green Spring Mental Health Services. (1990, June). "Managed mental health care: What employers need to know." Washington, DC.

Michigan Youth Conference. (1990, June). Annual Conference on Children, Youth and Families. Bellaire, MI.

U.S. Senate and Congressional Staff on Children's Mental Health. (1990, April 30). Inter-University Consortium on Children's Legal Issues. Washington, DC.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Institute for Social Research, University of Bielefeld. (1990, April 18). "Delinquency prevention and control policies in the United states: Issues and prospects for the future." Bielefeld, West Germany.

Northwest Michigan Council of Government. (1989, October 25). "Promising developments in youth corrections: Implications for Michigan." Traverse City, MI.

University of Michigan Alumni Association: School of Social Work. (1989, October 20). "The crisis confronting Michigan's children." Ann Arbor, MI.

Michigan Juvenile Detention Association. (1989, August 20). Keynote speaker: "The national crisis in juvenile detention." Higgins Lake, MI

U.S. House Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Education and Labor, Testimony. (1989, July 28). Washington, DC.

U.S. House Subcommittee on Human Resources. (1989, July 22). Testimony for Hearing on the Young Americans Act. Washington, DC.

Wayne County Juvenile Court Advisory Committee. (1989, June 22). "Juvenile crime in Michigan: What do we know about it and what can we do about it?" Detroit, MI.

Criminal Justice Training Institute: Easter Kentucky University. (1989, May 22). "The crisis in juvenile detention." Lexington, KY.

National Association of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Committees. (1989, May 7). "The role of the states in combating violent juvenile crime." Reno, NA.

Associate Marine Institutes. (1989, May 4-5). "Strategies for working with serious juvenile offenders. Marco Island, FL.

National Forum on Child Advocacy. (1989, April 16). "Institutionalized children: Trends and issues." Naples, FL.

Chapin Hall Center for Children. (1989, April 11). "The psychiatric hospitalization of children: The new jails for kids." Chicago, IL.

Delaware Foster Review Program. (1989, March 2). "Preventing out-of-home placements." Dover, DE.

Georgia State Legislature Joint Committee on Children and Youth. (1989, February 2). Testimony. Atlanta, GA.

Attorney General's Task Force on Juvenile Corrections. (1989, January 26). "The prospects for deinstitutionalization." Manchester, NH.

Michigan Social Services Directors Association. (1989, January 24). "The proposed reorganization of children's services in Michigan." Lansing, MI.

American Society of Criminology. (1988, November 11). "Critical issues in juvenile detention." Reno, NA.

State Conference on Children's Mental Health Services. (1988, October 10). Keynote address: "Meeting the mental health needs of Arizona's children." Phoenix, AZ.

Michigan Council on Foundations. (1988, November 4). "Michigan's children: The agenda for the future." Detroit, MI.

National Council on Foundation's Grantmakers Forum for Children and Youth. (1988, October 5). "Children's issues: Opportunities for grantmakers."

University of Michigan Alumni Association: School of Social Work. (1988, September 30). "Critical issues in juvenile justice." Ann Arbor, MI.

Wayne State University Conference on Interpersonal Violence. (1988, September 27). "Promising strategies for coping with juvenile violence." Lansing, MI.

National Conference on Child Advocacy. (1988, September 23). "The juvenile justice agenda for the 90's." Tucson, AZ.

John Howard Society of Edmonton. (1988, September 18). "Juvenile corrections in the states: Promising developments." Edmonton, Canada.

National Hispanic Conference on Drug Abuse. (1988, September 9). "The differential treatment of minority youth." Washington, DC.

Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice. (1988, July 25). Keynote address: "Policy choices for the 21st century." Vale, CO.

National Conference on Community-Based Corrections. (1988, June 16). "National juvenile justice trends: Implications for community corrections." Boston, MA.

Annual Meeting of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Committees. (1988, May 16-18). "Youth policy - The role of the states." Jackson, MS.

Children's Center. (1988, May 5). "Overcoming barriers to client services for children and families." Detroit, MI.

Community Federation of Cleveland . (1988, March 10). "Youth detention and corrections: The agenda for the 90s". Cleveland, OH.

American Friends Services Committee. (1988, March 12). "Alternatives to incarceration." Ann Arbor, MI.

Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and Dawn for the Children, Inc. (1988, January 21). "Juvenile justice - The state of the states." Providence, RI.

Oklahoma Department of Human Resources. (1987, December 1). "Juvenile Corrections reform in the states - Where does Oklahoma stand?" Oklahoma City, OK

Schwartz, I.M. (1987, December). Emerging trends and promising strategies in juvenile crime control in the United States. "Proceedings of the Fifth Asian-Pacific Conference on Juvenile Delinquency." Taipei, Taiwan.

Berrien County Michigan Juvenile Court Citizens Advisory Committee. (1987, November 12). "Promising strategies in juvenile justice crime control." Berrien County, MI.

Associated Marine Institutes. (1987, November 6). "National juvenile justice trends and the role of the private sector." Tampa, FL.

Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency. (1987, November 2). "Juvenile justice and youth corrections in Michigan." Detroit, MI.

Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children. (1987, October). Lansing, MI.

Missouri Bar Association. (1987, October 22). "Promising policies and program developments in juvenile justice and child welfare." St. Louis, MO.

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's National Meeting On Juvenile Justice. (1987, October 16). "Juvenile justice in America: Trends and issues." St. Louis, MO.

North Carolina Child Care Association. (1987, September 28). "Treatment alternatives for seriously emotionally disturbed children." Raleigh, NC.

American Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Section. (1987, August 11). "Legal rights of children." Washington, DC.

Minnesota Corrections Association. (1987, July 21). Minneapolis, MN.

State of Missouri Governor’s Commission on Children and Youth. (1987, July 16). "National developments in juvenile justice and child welfare." St. Louis, MO.

Wisconsin Correctional Association. (1987, June 18). Keynote address. Madison, WI.

University of Nebraska. (1987, June 8). Symposium on Juvenile Justice Research. Lincoln, NE.