The National Youth Advocate Program

How effective is the Youth Justice System in responding to youth crime? Since the arrival of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) came into effect, the crime rates have decreased. Previously Canada had one of the highest youth incarceration rates in the western world. However since the Youth Criminal Justice Act got put into place in 2003, the crime rates have declined significantly. The Youth Justice System does their best to better and rehabilitate the adolescents that get into trouble with the law. They provide youth with rehabilitation programs, behavioral programs, and diversion programs. The purpose of the Youth Justice System is to rehabilitate and make these teens positive members of society. This paper argues that Youth Criminal Justice System is effective in responding to youth crime. Specifically, this paper with discussing rehabilitation for young juvenile delinquents, downfalls of stats and crime sentencing and a better lifestyle for the youth after juvenile detention.Therefore, the Youth Justice System attempts to provide teens with a brighter future no matter what they are being charged with.

The state agency, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) administers both directly and indirectly a number of custodial facilities, basically jails for those judged young offenders aged 10 to 21. Those not run directly by TYC are contracted out to firms such as GEO. However based on the Dallas Morning News series of articles both those run directly by the state agency and the contractors are operated very poorly.

The California Youth Authority which is now known as the California Division of Juvenile Justice has gone through years of criticism. This institution is part of the division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that offers several programs such as education, training, and treatment for California’s most serious youth offenders. The California Youth Authority became the go to alternative for the increasing rate of juvenile offenders that committed the most heinous crimes. This institution first opened in 1943 as a reform school, and today it functions similar to adult state prisons. Since that time over thousands of inmates were incarcerated inside of the California Youth Authority. In March of 2000, proposition

Throughout this essay, I am going to be looking at the topic of youth offending. I will be looking at what factors can be used as the predictors for youth offending and in particular I will be researching into how important social and cultural factors as predictors of youth offending. In order to do this, I will be looking at different sociologists theories as far as young offending is concerned and what evidence there is to support these theories. I will then conclude by discussing whether I believe social and cultural factors are important in determining youth offending.

The program is being funded through the state government. There has been many past issues with the state’s budget, but they make sure they provide knowledgeable resources to provide for the youth so they can obtain the proper treatment.

Julian Lambert is a case manager for the newly open office of Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency, Inc. in New River shopping center. Although he is not a professional social worker, he is well aware of the needs of the population and the importance of providing and linking them with resources. He gave me useful information and his insightful perspective about the resources available and missing in the community, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the area.

When someone mentions the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), some would argue that there is no purpose for it. Some believe that the age boundary is inappropriate; some believe that children should not have reduced sentences and special rights; and some may think that a youth’s criminal record should be accessible in the future. If one would look at all of the positive aspects, statistics, and examples that apply to the YCJA, then they would better appreciate the statute that applies to the young adults of Canada.

The organization I have picked to analysis is 7 Hills Homeless Center. 7 Hills is an organization that is fighting to help the homeless and to fight for an end of homelessness in Arkansas.

It is important to note, Cumberland County is located in the southeastern part of Kentucky on the Cumberland River; with a population of only 7,000, the community’s population on the decline, and it is clear to see there are underlying problems for this decline. The county is faced with the highest unemployment rates in the state at 12% and low household incomes. There is also high drug abuse rates amongst teens and a lack of proper education as well as a dropout rate that is 5% higher than the state and national average Also, there is a lack of job opportunities in the community, which then in turn causes for people to move and pursue work elsewhere. Residents clearly live hard and stressful lives with so many issues facing the community; therefore, they can benefit greatly from the community center and programs as well as have better life opportunities that are both fun and

Juvenile crime is a tremendous problem throughout the country. Several states have created initiatives to curb juvenile crime and prevent juvenile delinquency. New York is just one of the states that have taken the initiative to reduce juvenile crime the Juvenile Justice Project.

Justice System Essay This essay question is to what extent is the justice system fair & equitable for the youth. The meaning for fair and equitable is that all rules apply to all Canadians and that you have to understand what circumstances they come from like their background. The justice system is fair and equitable to the youth for various reasons. The Youth Criminal Justice Act(YCJA) protects the rights of the youth.

Alternative programs for youth were developed for mild and less serious delinquents. Over the years, the program has seen a surge in electronic home monitoring, community intensive supervision programs which service serious offenders in addition to minor cases. At times, group homes may house repeated youth offenders. Regardless of the placement, 24-hour supervision is provided in a unique way.

A third method that could be used to assess the need is focus groups. Individuals in the agency could come together and see how opening services to everyone in the county would be beneficial

A county-contracted community mental health agency that provides services to several outpatient clinics and schools in a large urban center

I interviewed a representative form Region 3 who was the on call for the Emergency Community Support Program. The program works with a wide variety of ages dealing mainly with mental health needs. They also do different types of referrals and some therapy. There are many programs with in this agency that can pertain to the age of the young to middle adult class. Some of these programs that would help the young to middle adult class is Network Management, Regional Consumer and Family System Coordination, Emergency Community Support, Trauma Informed Care, Regional Prevention System, and Youth System of Care Coordination, Youth Suicide Prevention. All of theses service helps with the mental status of the person by providing information on where they could get further help to having somewhere safe to go when something happens.