Community Based And Residential Delinquency Program

Juveniles are the most impressionable beings within society because they are still learning and evolving as they mature. Those that continue along the right path are able to see the fruits of their labor by continuing to go to school and progressing in the right path. However, there are those that choose to enter other areas such as criminal activities and gangs. Prosecuting these individuals only to see them back in the same position some time later is not the ultimate goal of the juvenile justice system. Delinquency prevention and intervention programs are able to mold the juvenile so that they conform to the norms of society and go on to lead productive lives.

The residential community corrections facilities (RCCF) are now a common idea in the USA that directed at helping curb the rise in crime but at the same time decongesting the prisons as well as rehabilitation the deviants within the society. The residents live within the facility and not in their homes, they must also be employed or at least on part time jobs, the residents can also leave the facility at any time to go to verified work, the residents can also leave the institution for any other reason but these must be pre-approved.

Diversion programs have evolved over time. There are countless programs available with which they all aim to reduce recidivism within the correctional system. We’re going to discuss fome of the programs and their effectiveness.

The Juvenile Court authorities must weigh the interests of public security with the needs of wayward youth when making determinations in regards to the most suitable program(s) and the level of circumscription necessitated. There have been thousands of juvenile programs which have been developed and undergone comprehensive recidivism analysis by outside auditors over the past thirty years. Objectives require balance in selecting correctional options that meet individual offender needs to contribute to crime reduction and prevent recidivism. Incarceration is necessary to incapacitate violent offenders; however, there are better alternatives for non-violent offenders who are not career criminals. Programs of incarceration for low offense juvenile

So, what are the latest rates per the national juvenile arrest trends? Well from the Juvenile Arrest Rates for Violent Crime Index Offenses from 1980-2012 there have been some surprises, and they were that there has been a “5 years of decline, per the juvenile Violent Crime Index arrest rate which reached a new historic low-point in 2012” (“OJJDP Statistical Briefing”, 2014). OJJDP Statistical Briefing (2014) states that the Juvenile Arrest Rates for Violent Crime Index Offenses, of 1980-2012 shows that rates where generated by the arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population, and that the Violent Crime Index includes the offenses of murder and no negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. There for the when we look at the five year rate it will look like this:

These comprehensive gang and delinquency prevention programs uses different techniques and to direct youth to positive alternatives. It begins at the local level by using community leaders and Club staff to discuss local gang issues, design a community-strategy and clarify each organization’s or person’s role in providing services to the youth. Meanwhile on the local

Aos, Phipps, Barnoski, & Lieb (2001) states, “Coordination of Services (COS), provides an educational program to juvenile offenders and their parents (for example, families below the poverty line). The goals of COS are to deter juveniles from delinquent behavior, get them to set goals, review the strengths of the individual and their family, and explain what resources are available” (S. Aos, P. Phipps, R. Barnoski, and R. Lieb 2001). Moreover, Aos, Phipps, Barnoski, & Lieb (2001) asserts, “Of the 342 youth in the sample, 63 re-offended with a misdemeanor, and 13 re-offended with a felony. These low recidivism rates make it less likely to observe statistically significant differences between the groups.” (S. Aos, P. Phipps, R. Barnoski, and R. Lieb 2001).

For many years, people have debated what is the best course of action when it comes to juvenile offenders, whether it is in the community’s best interest to incarcerate our youth for the safety of the community or do we spend our resources on rehabilitation in order to protect our future? Many people believe that safety and security of the society is most important which may be why as American’s we rely heavily on incarceration compared to any other nation. People have failed to notice, however, that incarceration is ineffective, very costly, and far from the original perspective of juvenile justice. By rethinking our current approach to juvenile justice, we can fix our recidivism numbers, budget problems, and in the long run

In order to deal with juvenile delinquent behavior there needs to be other alternative options available to the legal system instead of incarcerating every apprehended juvenile. One such option is the creation of juvenile boot camps. With each new initiative, like juvenile boot camps, there are certain goals that need to be achieve to determine if a specific program is successful. In this program, as well as other alternative juvenile rehabilitation programs the primary goal is to reduce recidivism. Unfortunately, studies show that juvenile boot camps have not been successful in reducing overall recidivism rate for juveniles.

State Patrol Officer Jones, am on routine patrol duty when an announcement is made that a late-model foreign car was stolen at gunpoint about one-hour earlier roughly 10 miles away. The only physical description given is the late model of the car, foreign, and a young male wearing a baseball cap. A few minutes later, Jones notices a late model BMW with a single driver, a young man. Officer Jones signals the driver to stop, even though he is obeying all traffic laws. When asked for his license and registration, however, the driver, John, says he does not have one and he borrowed the car from his uncle. Jones checks the plates and finds out that the BMW was indeed the automobile reported in the robbery. He cuffs John and, without advising him of his Miranda rights, asks him if he was involved in the robbery. John admits to the deed and tells Jones that the gun used in the robbery was in the trunk, and that he is a member of the MS-13 gang and stealing a car is part of his initiation.

Under the Juvenile Delinquency Act, juveniles are entitled to some protection during interrogations. The speed of arraignment in court for a juvenile differs with that of an adult. It is a requirement that upon arrest an officer should inform a juvenile of his or her legal rights in a language that is understandable to the juvenile. The attorney must also inform a court of lack of jurisdiction, lack of juvenile programs and that the juvenile court or the offence being charged is a crime of violence or a drug related crime of felony. It’s also important to note that, a juvenile that has been detained pending trial must and should be brought before the trial judge within thirty days from the date of detention unless the delay has been caused by

As indicated in a 2015 Policy Brief detailing approaches to address juvenile delinquency by implementing therapeutic programs, the state of Tennessee began to put in place programs which would target the future behavior of youthful offenders. Developed in 2014 in an attempt to address the climate of juvenile facilities by providing therapeutic services to offenders, the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) philosophy was one which held that success was contingent upon “fostering the health and well‐being of the next generation” (A Therapeutic Approach to Juvenile Justice, 2015).

There are a number of juvenile treatment programs offered for youth offenders. The one I feel is most successful is known as the balanced approach. This form of treatment is a combination of restorative justice, traditional rehabilitation and classical criminology. I believe it is most successful because it holds the juvenile accountable for their criminal acts and teaches them that their actions have consequences on their neighborhoods and restores the community to its precrime status.

The Criminal Justice Department will seek to bring some relief to those affected down east through a community service initiative. Therefore, Criminal Justice students are requested to bring water or toiletries item to the main campus bldg 5 Criminal Justice lab. All collected goods will then be carried to the affected areas as a source of welcome relief to those impacted by hurricane Matthews.

According to this article, research has found that the disciplinary models of correctional boot camps were somewhat effective in reducing recidivism and the impact of rehabilitative model is found to be unclear at this point. According to the authors, this program model should be more effective than the traditional prison model in reducing criminals who are labeled as high risk offenders. Researchers found that boot camp, also known as military style of punishment did not reduce criminal behavior, and according to this article, suggest that programs that incorporated strong educational and rehabilitative practices may hold more of a positive effect in terms of reducing crime (Hagan, 2010).