Juvenile Justice System: A Case Study

On 11/13/15, the child was transported from Singing River by ambulance to Children’s and Women’s Hospital for medical reasons. The reporter stated since his admission, the child has displayed disrespectful and defiant behaviors. According to the reporter, Hunter has cursed staff, acted out, and been non-cooperative. The reporter stated on 11/16/15, Hunter’s girlfriend came to the hospital to visit him. During the visit a nurse witnessed the two minors outside smoking marijuana. The reporter stated when the children returned to Hunter’s room, they were asked not to go outside. The reporter stated on 11/17/15 she entered Hunter’s room and smelled marijuana; the reporter believes the drug was used inside the room. Ms. Odom stated security escorted

I believe that children who enter the juvenile justice system on series charges such as murder, rape, armed robbery, etc. need to be examined very closely when making the decision to try them as an adult. Not only is past criminal charges something to take into consideration, but also the child’s family life, where do they come from, what types of supports do they have, where they victims of abuse, and did they witness physical violence at some point in their life. My experience in working with the Juvenile Justice System is that they would like to keep juveniles out of the jails and focus on rehabilitation. I fully support rehabilitation for youth who have

Enrollment in treatment usually begins shortly after adjudication, and at this time adolescents routinely attend psycho-educational group treatment for substance use/abuse (Stein et al., 2006). This treatment, which has been the standard operating procedure, is designed to provide appropriate counseling and rehabilitative services for residents of the facility (Stein et al., 2006). The intervention for this study was designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of MI prior to the standard care of

The youth that enter the system with disorders don’t receive proper help. The article stated, “Children with mental health needs sometimes enter a juvenile justice system ill-equipped to assist them… Without treatment, the child may continue on a path of delinquency and eventually adult crime. Effective assessments of and comprehensive responses to court-involved juveniles with mental health needs can help break this cycle and produce healthier young people who are less likely to act out and commit crimes”

With two-thirds of young people in detention centers meeting the criteria for having a mental disorder we can see that major changes need to be made (Holman & Ziedenberg, 2006). According to Holman and Ziedenberg (2006), a little more than a third of these juveniles need continuous clinical care. This rate is twice as high as the adolescent populace not detained in juvenile centers (Holman & Ziedenberg, 2006).

The J-SOAP-II and the ERASOR 2.0 are not the only risk assessment options for clinicians, there are some other tools currently being developed and researched that show some promise at being effective risk assessment tools. Two such tools are the Multiplex Empirically Guided Inventory of Ecological Aggregates for Assessing Sexually Abusive Adolescents and Children (MEGA♪) and the Juvenile Sexual Offense Recidivism Risk Tool-II (JSORRAT-II).

In conducting this interview, Erin and I asked Ms. Mercer a collection of questions concerning Ms. Mercer’s job at Department of Juvenile Justice. The interviewee name is Misty Mercer who is a juvenile probation and parole specialist at the Department of Juvenile Justice. According to Mercer (2015), the Department of Juvenile Justice serves Ware, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, and Pierce counties, which provides probation services to juveniles as well as commitments to the department and in-state placement services that is the youth detention facility. Ms. Mercer stated that the most frustrating part of her job is unruly juveniles. Ms. Mercer went on to say that in January 2014, Juvenile Justice Reform was implemented and changed the way DJJ deal

Social workers serve as case managers, therapists, counselors and researchers. Social workers prepare and provide court ordered evaluations of issues that are major concerns in the Juvenile Justice System. Social workers assist with the creation of programs and following through with the usage of federal, state and local; laws, rules and regulations. In order to continue with the improvement of the social welfare of the juveniles, social workers struggle with pass laws that serves as barriers and create shortages that resist change. Due to the fact that juveniles are isolated from family and the community, the juveniles receive much more control rather than treatment.

Research has revealed that there is an overwhelming need from families, schools, communities, and law enforcement to given attention to training, programs and solutions that effectively respond to juveniles that experience mental and behavioral health disorders. In this guide, information was provided on the various issues related to police encounters with youth that face mental and behavioral health disorders. It has addressed the issues that continue to arise from the growing school-to-prison pipeline, the increased use of SRO’s and has briefly highlighted the impact of sending our nation’s youth to juvenile detention facilities.

Over the years, the juvenile justice system has seen an increase of juvenile delinquents with mental health concerns. There have been researches on the efficiency of numerous treatment and intervention curriculums/methods with varied success. The juvenile justice system is currently challenge with the efforts of arranging mental health evaluations and treatments amenities for the youth. This research paper will talk about the juvenile offenders who are mentally ill. Also, it will address the treatments or programs that are offered to the juvenile defendants that suffer from mental health conditions.

Two issues that are related to juvenile delinquency are substance abuse and mental health issues. The Juvenile Justice System is contantly being reevaluated for reform. The desensitization of today’s youth to drugs and violence can lead to them trying drugs for the first time at younger ages. Soceity is also seeing an increase in young people with mental health issues today than ever before. My wife worked in a local residential treatment facility for at-risk youth for several years. Substance abuse and mental health issues were recurring themes with the youth who entered that facility. The treatment began with the individual and where possible included the family.

Affective disorders, which usually indicates major depression, persistent depression, and manic episodes, are common in young people who are involved in the juvenile justice system. Estimates suggest that from 15 to 30 percent of youth in the justice system have diagnoses of depression or dysthymia (a chronic depressive disorder) and three to seven percent have diagnoses of bipolar disorder (Underwood & Washington,

June 19, 2013. A 13 year old boy was was charged with a second degree murder. What would cause a 13 year old to murder? Well, sadly the whole thing was an accident. This young teen was only mimicking wrestling moves he saw on TV and accidently killed his six year old sister, declared as a homicide, the kid was sent to prison. he was only 13, yet taking the sentence of an adult which can be a life in prison or a minimum of 15 years.

Yes, I believe that we have entered into a new age of juvenile justice. I believe this because the court has taken a stance that has gone back to its original goal, doing what is in the best interest of juveniles, while still punishing juveniles for their crimes. I believe that, just like in the adult courts, we were beginning to see a juvenile justice system where small offenses were met with highly severe punishments and large prison populations of juveniles. By viewing the problem that was being created, many judges have taken a stance that due to disadvantages of juveniles, such as in their mental ability, they need to be protected, and not treated like that of adults. While I don't believe we are there yet, or that this new cycle is

Since delinquent behavior is rarely ever reported there is no true amount of it that goes to law enforcement agencies but there are a few statistics that have been collected over the years by law enforcement agencies, courts and juvenile correctional facilities. Unlawful acts committed by juveniles can be divided into five major categories, unlawful acts against persons, unlawful acts against property, drug offenses, offenses against the public order, and status offenses. There are approximately 31 million youths are under some form of juvenile court jurisdiction in any given year, with 79% of them being between the ages of 10 and 15 (Puzzanchera et al., 2010). Recent data indicate that 23% of the cases handled by juvenile courts concerned