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When a child unfortunately gets involved in the juvenile justice system for whatever reason, we need to make sure that rehabilitation is the main focus at getting that child back on track. We need to find out the root causes for the behaviors that brought him to this point and work diligently to try and change them. Incarceration with out treatment is merely storing bodies. If you don’t treat a problem it festers and becomes an even bigger problem. Delinquency must be handled so as to avoid the adult judicial system.

In order to properly address mandatory incarceration for chronic juvenile offender’s criminal activities, it is important to begin with psychological assessments and evaluations. Half of our youths have experienced some type of psychological trauma such as depression, PTSD, personality disorders, anxiety, anger issues, or dissociation, just to name a few (Moroz, K. 2009). In order to determine mandatory incarceration, all of these factors must be considered. I will agree with most of our society that is , if they are a danger to society and serious of the crime, they need to be put into detention, where they cannot cause harm but where they can received the right intervention program and mental health treatment for them, it’s the law. The juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate not punish young offenders. Punishment is not the answer in solving their delinquent behavioral patterns.

The slap on the wrist, boot camp, and probation just isn’t working. Juveniles are becoming very disrespectful towards authority and the law. You see many reoffending and going back into the system

Since juvenile offenders are viewed as immaturity because their brains are not completely developed, they are considered as what is desired to be protected and educated in general. Minors are believed to be competent to be held responsible for their actions. Recently, it has been debated that juvenile offenders should be punished tougher like adult offenders or should not be punished tougher. The question is whether recent treatments are appropriate or not. If not, what kinds of treatments should provide for minor offenders to clean up their criminal behavior?

The International Centre for prisons that juveniles under the age of 18 are at 6.7 percent in an adult correctional facility (Albanese, Jay S., Dammer, Harry R., pp 291). We as adults know that any type of detention is not a positive outlook for a juvenile and if the committed a crime, they still need to be discipline. In other countries like Ukraine, they use a military style of authority and the staff is in military uniforms (Albanese, Jay S., Dammer, Harry R., pp 292). In addition, in Europe their statics focus on correcting juveniles by instilling education and values (Albanese, Jay S., Dammer, Harry R., pp 292). Other countries can figure it out and the United States can too. Therefore, my recommendation to alternatives to incarcerations is as follows, Mental Health Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), and the program that most states use is the Juvenile Boot Camp.

Over the last decade, many state legislatures have offered better options and procedures for handling delinquent juveniles. Many

Most of the time, the system has proven itself to be unsuccessful in dealing with juvenile crimeMost often, the system is unsuccessful. “There are kids who are five times more likely to be raped or otherwise sexually assaulted in adult prisons than in juvenile facilities. The risk of suicide is likewise much higher for juveniles in adult jails.”(How to reduce crime Pg 3). When juveniles are sent to jail, they are still relatively impressionable from people in the prison, and may go back into crime after they’re released, hindering rehabilitation and just creating another violent criminal in the world. The court sentencing the criminal is also at

Legislation Option 1: H.R. 1501 was introduced to the House on 04/21/1999 and passed through both the House and the Senate, the main focus of this Bill was “to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency” (H.R. 1501). This bill helps to solve some of the root problems in juvenile justice, as it enables accountability and would provide the juvenile “a genuine opportunity for self-reform” (H.R.1501), and that is in accord with some of the root causes as to why juveniles get into trouble and

Rehabilitation and reintegration to guarantee that youth who have committed an offense get the treatment and

However, most of the young offenders commit severe offenses as a result of influence by drugs or having a family with a criminal history among others (Finley, 2011). Consequently exposing the young people to prison life full of adult convicts who have committed more serious offenses will most likely add up to their deviant and violent behavior. The criminal justice system that expects the young people to change and be good people once they have left the prisons end up convicting them again when they are adults. This is because once the offenders are out, they are likely to participate in more offenses as a result of the hardships they have endured in prison (Marion, 2011). The young offenders should thus be judged in the juvenile courts and also be punished according to the juvenile

We should treat them in a way as adults and make them deeply reflect on what they have done. In serious cases such as murder, they should face the consequences on what they have done. Taking someone’s life is a serious problem and they must realize the damage they caused and I believe they must know that this is a serious issue. Besides on considering in more help on mental health, they should take on more adult responsibilities in Juvenile jail. I do not think this will be considered as too soft on how the system treats them but I do think they should feel responsible on their

Overview: The criminal justice system is complex and in need of several types of reforms, this is especially true in the juvenile justice system. In 2012, there were 1,319,700 arrests of juveniles in the United States (OJJDP) and this includes both violent and non-violent offenses committed by those under the age of 18. Policy reforms can offer alternatives to the incarceration of young offenders, by providing mental health, or addiction rehabs for those that are in need of it rather than locking them up. This not only helps keep the amount of juveniles down but also can be a preventative in recidivism.

With this act only the most serious and violent offenders would be kept in custody. The youth with misdemeanors would be diverted into specialized programs working to manage their core problems. There would also be alternatives to detention through initiatives by minimizing the use of secure detention centers while preserving the community, reduce racial and ethical disputes, minimize the re-arrest and failure to appear rates pending adjudication. Try and encourage the juveniles so they know and care about their future to be positive. “There are five approaches to punishment they are deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation, retribution, and vengeance (Nina).” Deterrence is used to guide a person from committing a criminal act out of fear of punishment. Rehabilitation is to counter criminal recidivism. Incapacitation is keeping the offender off the streets while removing the ability for him to commit future crimes. In retribution the punishment should fit the crime and the criminal should give something up for the

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

Currently to deal with juvenile offenders involved in the youth crime, there are two options available. The first option that prevails to a larger extent is known to us as incarceration while the second option that is slowly gaining trends is known to us as rehabilitation programs. This paper focuses on thorough analysis of both these options and the impact that they have on the offenders as well as the society as a whole. The paper also assesses the viability of these options in order to determine which of these will prove to be more effective and beneficial.