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Milestone Three Saira Liano 11/11/2023 CJ 520 Criminology and Public Policy

Needs: Identify Needs In 2010, the juvenile courts handled almost 130,000 status-offense cases, where 33 percent were for truancy and 22 percent for underage drinking. This impacts the lives of both the juvenile and their family. Prevention and rehabilitation are primary needs for the juvenile justice courts. While current policies include curfews, diversion, waivers, teen courts, status-offender programs, and out-of-home placement, more can be done to prevent juveniles from having records before they leave school (Gau, 2018). Improved caregiver supervision has been an important determinant for both juvenile crime and drug use. Investigators have seen that family involvement in juvenile drug courts has been associated with favorable youth outcomes (Henggeler, McCart, Cunningham, & Chapman, 2012). By implementing evidence-based practices, juvenile courts can decrease the number of youth offenders we see today. Needs: Address Needs/Appropriateness Evidence-based practices have witnessed that family and individual therapies have produced beneficial outcomes. For juvenile drug courts, adolescent substance abuse treatment has been integrated (Henggeler & McCart & Cunningham, & Chapman, 2012). Multisystemic therapy is an intensive family and community treatment that has significantly affected the criminal activity of serious and violent juvenile offenders. Evidence that family-based practice treatment positively affects problem behaviors in siblings and youth in the program (Wagner et al., 2014). Diversion programs emphasize personality development, relationship skills, and emotional insight to prevent recidivism through deterrence measures (Gau, 2018). The need for more rehabilitation services has decreased as the criminal justice system witnesses its success. Still, the need for these programs grows.

Policy Recommendations: Policy Targeting Juvenile courts have set rehabilitation as the priority for offenders and ex-offenders. Implementing better rehabilitation services and evidence- and family-based programs can help decrease juveniles in the criminal justice system. Children and teens are influenced by their environment, family, school, and social media. The criminal justice system can prevent future crimes by teaching the offender and influencing parents and siblings to promote positive behaviors. Reducing long-term criminal activity should be the goal of the juvenile court system. Family-based treatment models have effectively shown a reduction in long-term severe and violent juveniles (Wagner et al., 2014). Policy Recommendations: Recommendations Implementing more evidence-based- and family-based programs to prevent future juvenile crimes can improve the view of the criminal justice system. Juvenile courts have been controversial as many think they violate the rights of the child (Gau, 2018). More rehabilitation programs tailored to the child and the entire family have proven to promote positive behaviors. Siblings of youth offenders are at a higher risk of engaging in criminal behavior due to shared environmental factors. Multisystemic therapy targets risk factors shared by juveniles and their siblings. It focuses on caregivers as the conduits of change and promotes practices that improve juvenile offender and sibling environments (Wagner et al., 2014). Policy Recommendations: Improve the Delivery Implementing these programs allows the juvenile to learn to implement the rational choice theory (RCT). The parents, siblings, and juvenile learn to weigh the consequences of their actions. Decreasing the threat of potential juvenile crimes helps decrease the number of juveniles

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