• Several assessments need to be looked at as they are likely to contribute to juvenile delinquency. The areas to be assessed are school experiences, individual characteristics, family influences, community risk, negative peer influences and neighborhood risk. The assessment of an individual who is suspected of being a juvenile delinquent begins by looking at these areas of life for the often. Evaluations are done by profiling, observation, and interviewing of the at-risk youth.
• There are several characteristics of the juvenile delinquents that must be taken into consideration before considering treatment approach. The first one brings stakes into question is the background of the offender. Some juveniles have grown up in tough neighborhoods, and crime to them is the treatment approach for such juveniles is different from the others from better areas. The family setting is also an important characteristic to consider when looking at juvenile offenders. Those from stable families and those from the unstable ones will relate differently to the different approaches to treatment that are available. The age of the offender is also an important characteristic that must be considered before choosing the treatment approach. The juvenile delinquents are at the age of learning and methods aimed at behavior reform might work better for them compared to adult offenders.
• There are several approaches to the treatment of juvenile offenders that are there today. The Persons in Need of Supervision program in New York is one such program. This program looks at the young people who are at risk and focuses on helping them develop the necessary skills to deal with the stress that they are facing including substance use, domestic violence, and poverty. The juvenile delinquents are given the primary officers who make a point of visiting them in schools and at home. There are also Residential Treatment Centers which focus on the youth and take care of the ones that do not get access to secure environments because of either substance use or psychiatric problems.
• The treatment that is focusing on the juvenile delinquents is intervention through family systems, peer group counseling, parent and social skills training, boot camps, and wilderness programs.
• Evaluation can be done using a theory of change. This where the results expected are a change of behavior or prevention of getting into crime given the risks present. The approach requires a well-reasoned out theory verified with evidence. Surveys can also be done to show the effectiveness of the method applied.
References
Garbarino, J., & Plantz, M.C. (2017). Child abuse and juvenile delinquency: What are the links? In C. Schellenbach (Ed.) Troubled Youth, Troubled Families: Understanding Families at Risk for Adolescent Maltreatment (pp. 14-). New York, NY: Routledge.
Hirschi, T. (2017). Causes of delinquency. New York, NY: Routledge.
May, J., Osmond, K., & Billick, S. (2014). Juvenile delinquency treatment and prevention: a literature review. The Psychiatric Quarterly, 85(3), 295-301. doi:10.1007/s11126-014-9296-4.
National Institute of Justice [NIJ]. (2014, March 11). From juvenile delinquency to young adult offending. Retrieved from https://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/Pages/delinquency-to-adult-offending.aspx
Nisar, M., Ullah, S., Ali, M., & Alam, S. (2015). Juvenile delinquency: The influence of family, peers and economic factors on juvenile delinquents. Applied Science Reports, 9(1), 37-48. doi:10.15192/PSCP.ASR.2015.9.1.3748
Roberts, A.R., & Camasso, M.J. (2014). The effect of juvenile offender treatment programs on recidivism: A meta-analysis of 46 studies. Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 5(2), 421-441. Retrieved from http://www.scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndjlepp/vol5/iss2/8
Schepers, D. (2016). Causes of the causes of juvenile delinquency: Social disadvantages in the context of situational action theory. European Journal of Criminology, 14(2), 143-159. doi:10.1177/1477370816649622
Tarolla, S.M., Wagner, E.F., Rabinowitz, J., & Tubman, J. G. (2002). Understanding and treating juvenile offenders: A review of current knowledge and future directions. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7(2), 125-143. doi:10.1016/S1359-1789(00)00041-0
Underwood, L.A., Dresner, K.S., & Phillips, A.L. (2006). Community treatment programs for juveniles: A best-evidence summary. International Journal of Behavior Consultation and Therapy, 2(2), 286-304. Retrieved from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ804031.pdf
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• The topic that will be discussed in the research is the treatment of juvenile
delinquents. The offender population is the young people below the age of 18. The
treatment program is the use of intervention strategies such as family systems, peer
group
counseling, parent and social skills training, boot camps, and wilderness
programs to mitigate the effects of their detrimental impact.
• Several assessments need to be looked at as they are likely to contribute to juvenile
delinquency. The areas to
be assessed are school experiences, individual
characteristics, family influences, community risk, negative peer influences and
neighborhood risk. The assessment of an individual who is suspected of being a
juvenile delinquent begins by looking at these ar
eas of life for the often. Evaluations
are
done by profiling, observation, and interviewing of the at
-
risk youth.
• There are several characteristics of the juvenile delinquents that must be taken into
consideration before considering treatment appro
ach. The first one brings stakes into
question is the background of the offender. Some juveniles have grown up in tough
neighborhoods, and crime to them is the treatment approach for such juveniles is
different from the others from better areas. The family
setting is also an important
characteristic to consider when looking at juvenile offenders. Those from stable families
and those from the unstable ones will relate differently to the different approaches to
treatment that are available. The age of the off
ender is also an important characteristic
that must be considered before choosing the treatment approach. The juvenile
delinquents are at the age of learning and methods aimed at behavior reform might
work better for them compared to adult offenders.
•
There are several approaches to the treatment of juvenile offenders that are there
today. The Persons in Need of Supervision program in New York is one such program.
This program looks at the young people who are at risk and focuses on helping them
develo
p the necessary skills to deal with the stress that they are facing including
substance use, domestic violence, and poverty. The juvenile delinquents are given the
primary officers who make a point of visiting them in schools and at home. There are
also Re
sidential Treatment Centers which focus on the youth and take care of the ones
that do not get access to secure environments because of either substance use or
psychiatric problems.
• The treatment that is focusing on the juvenile delinquents is interv
ention through
family systems, peer group counseling, parent and social skills training, boot camps,
and wilderness programs.
• Evaluation can be done using a theory of change. This where the results expected
are a change of behavior or prevention of g
etting into crime given the risks present. The
approach requires a well
-
reasoned out theory verified with evidence. Surveys can also
be done to show the effectiveness of the method applied.
• The topic that will be discussed in the research is the treatment of juvenile
delinquents. The offender population is the young people below the age of 18. The
treatment program is the use of intervention strategies such as family systems, peer
group counseling, parent and social skills training, boot camps, and wilderness
programs to mitigate the effects of their detrimental impact.
• Several assessments need to be looked at as they are likely to contribute to juvenile
delinquency. The areas to be assessed are school experiences, individual
characteristics, family influences, community risk, negative peer influences and
neighborhood risk. The assessment of an individual who is suspected of being a
juvenile delinquent begins by looking at these areas of life for the often. Evaluations are
done by profiling, observation, and interviewing of the at-risk youth.
• There are several characteristics of the juvenile delinquents that must be taken into
consideration before considering treatment approach. The first one brings stakes into
question is the background of the offender. Some juveniles have grown up in tough
neighborhoods, and crime to them is the treatment approach for such juveniles is
different from the others from better areas. The family setting is also an important
characteristic to consider when looking at juvenile offenders. Those from stable families
and those from the unstable ones will relate differently to the different approaches to
treatment that are available. The age of the offender is also an important characteristic
that must be considered before choosing the treatment approach. The juvenile
delinquents are at the age of learning and methods aimed at behavior reform might
work better for them compared to adult offenders.
• There are several approaches to the treatment of juvenile offenders that are there
today. The Persons in Need of Supervision program in New York is one such program.
This program looks at the young people who are at risk and focuses on helping them
develop the necessary skills to deal with the stress that they are facing including
substance use, domestic violence, and poverty. The juvenile delinquents are given the
primary officers who make a point of visiting them in schools and at home. There are
also Residential Treatment Centers which focus on the youth and take care of the ones
that do not get access to secure environments because of either substance use or
psychiatric problems.
• The treatment that is focusing on the juvenile delinquents is intervention through
family systems, peer group counseling, parent and social skills training, boot camps,
and wilderness programs.
• Evaluation can be done using a theory of change. This where the results expected
are a change of behavior or prevention of getting into crime given the risks present. The
approach requires a well-reasoned out theory verified with evidence. Surveys can also
be done to show the effectiveness of the method applied.
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