Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency
Rationale
When a young adult has problems in their life (home, school), there is a big percent that they will get into trouble and go to jail for committing crimes of degree of some sort. These young adults will face time in detention halls or youth correctional facility, which can hold up to hundreds of young adults, some of these young adults might even go to an adult super max prison depending on the crime.
As some young adults go through the criminal justice system, they will face many problems, some of these problems will be other young adult criminals, rehabilitation programs, parent to child relation, and community service programs which may help young adult’s juveniles get back into society. Many problems begin with juveniles coming from a broken home, divorce, separation or desertions of parents, they also experiment with drugs, fighting others, and lack of education which can lead to juvenile delinquency, and with these problems comes crime, which can lead to an arrest. These issues can progress to possible criminal adulthood behavior later in life for a young adult.
As juveniles are processed through the juvenile justice system, they go through different type of test, so the facility can get an idea of what type of person they are dealing with. In a correctional facility, the faculty will determine what type of rehabilitation program will be best for the juvenile. The ability for researcher to help juveniles can decrease the return back into detention centers or correctional facilities.
According to Scott and Steinberg (2008),” Research in developmental psychology supports the view that several characteristics of adolescence distinguish young offenders from adults in ways that mitigate culpability”. Many find it hard to believe that a young adult can do things that adults can. Once researcher can complete an evaluation on how juveniles respond to certain variables, the faster they can help in rehabilitating. Many of the
Rationale
When a young adult has problems in their life (home, school), there is a big percent that they will get into trouble and go to jail for committing crimes of degree of some sort. These young adults will face time in detention halls or youth correctional facility, which can hold up to hundreds of young adults, some of these young adults might even go to an adult super max prison depending on the crime.
As some young adults go through the criminal justice system, they will face many problems, some of these problems will be other young adult criminals, rehabilitation programs, parent to child relation, and community service programs which may help young adult’s juveniles get back into society. Many problems begin with juveniles coming from a broken home, divorce, separation or desertions of parents, they also experiment with drugs, fighting others, and lack of education which can lead to juvenile delinquency, and with these problems comes crime, which can lead to an arrest. These issues can progress to possible criminal adulthood behavior later in life for a young adult.
As juveniles are processed through the juvenile justice system, they go through different type of test, so the facility can get an idea of what type of person they are dealing with. In a correctional facility, the faculty will determine what type of rehabilitation program will be best for the juvenile. The ability for researcher to help juveniles can decrease the return back into detention centers or correctional facilities.
According to Scott and Steinberg (2008),” Research in developmental psychology supports the view that several characteristics of adolescence distinguish young offenders from adults in ways that mitigate culpability”. Many find it hard to believe that a young adult can do things that adults can. Once researcher can complete an evaluation on how juveniles respond to certain variables, the faster they can help in rehabilitating. Many of the
References: Baraba, S. (2012, Spring). Program aims to curb Metro East youth from repeating crimes. Juvenile Justice Issues, retrieved on November 15, 2012; from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cwe/citation_generator/period_01_02.asp Mullens, A. D. (2004). Marshall.edu. Marshall University. Retrieved on November 15, 2012: from http://www.marshall.edu/etd/masters/mullens-angela-2004-ma.pdf Scott, E. S., & Steinberg, L. (2008, fall). Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime, Juvenile Justice, 18(2). Retrieved on November, 15, 2012: form http://futureofchildren.org/publications/journals/article/index.xml?journalid=31&articleid=40&sectionid=104&submit