Any arrests outside of the state would not be included as the date of failure. An additional limitation of the study is that it is possible that the relationship between drug treatment and reduced recidivism is due to unmeasured and unknown variables predicting both. The final limitation is that the research does not differentiate between in-program recidivism and post-program recidivism. Be able to differentiate between the two is necessary because of the probability that subjects behave differently when being directly supervised by the court. Despite the limitations found in the BCDTC, the findings of the research proved that subjects who participated in the DTC were less likely to be rearrested than the control group.
The purpose of juvenile courts is to distinguish juveniles from adult’s base on the type of crime committed. Juvenile are less responsible because of there age but juveniles are also easy to rehabilitate. There has been a increase in juveniles who are tried as adults in criminal courts, because the crime that juveniles are committing has changes for the worst. Even with the decision to try juveniles as adults in criminal court the outcome has done more harm then good to the juveniles system. The Juveniles Justice System Over a hundred years ago the first court was designed to deal with children this court was developed in Chicago.
In helping these clients in the mental health court system we are able to conserve government funding by reducing the process of unnecessary incarceration. Instead, using a therapeutic approach and treating the mental illness has proven successful. If the client is compliant with the treatment plan they are able to graduate from the mental court process and possibly have the charges held against them dismissed. (KingCountryTV, 2011).
They forget that sometimes, the criminal justice system works harder for the criminal than the victim. Violent Youth Deserve Punishment Now, don’t get me wrong. I do not believe that institutionalization is a solution to America’s social problems. I am a strong advocate of rehabilitation and second chances. There has been many a time in my life, as I’m sure there has been in everyone else’s, that being given the second chance has made the difference.
In the early 1960s, community organization models were used to foster local responsibility for juvenile misbehavior, but they were generally not successful. A second shift came as a result of a number of presidential commissions studying crime and violence. In 1967, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice recommended the decriminalization of status offenses, the diversion of juvenile offenders from official court processing, and the deinstitutionalization of juvenile offenders. The culmination of this policy shift was the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974. A third major shift occurred in the mid 1970s, with a new “law and order” philosophy gaining momentum, partly as a spillover from a similar change in attitude about adult offenders.
They STOP THE INCARCERATION AND START THE REHABILITATION 15 participate in anger management courses and substance abuse counseling if necessary, and do manual labor on the facility grounds or in the community. (Clark, 2013). Although shock incarceration is a better solution then adult prisons, it has been criticized over its incidents involving abuse of inmates by staff. (Cullen, 2012) Punishment and rehabilitation are a major part of the criminal justice system and will be effective in controlling crime if there is a way to incorporate the two factors to work together. Punishing and following up with rehabilitation through community supervision can help prevent crime.
In adult cases they can have a retrial with a different jury to see if they get a better sentence. Diversion Programs exist for juvenile and adult offenders. Diversion programs are counseling, rehabilitation and behavioral treatment. In juveniles and adults they are given for first time offenders so they don’t have to serve time. Diversion programs for juveniles can be the big brother and sister club, group counseling, helping to further their education (GED, or high school diploma).
Also, without the inclusion of rehabilitation programs offered in 2008 with their successes and failures, the reader sees only part of the “big picture”. It would be interesting to know the percentage of recidivism for delinquents attending these programs, such as anger management and violence prevention classes while incarcerated or not. By including data concerning available rehab programs, the reader, whether law enforcement or the private citizen, can gain knowledge about the rehabilitation this country offers and the degree of success. The article indicates that juvenile arrests, as a whole, were fewer in 2008 than in 2007. Burglary arrests were slightly higher 2007 and 2008, but remained markedly less than in the 90’s.
Criminal behavior has always been more prevalent among young people. Thus, studies of changing crime patterns need to distinguish juvenile crime and youth crime from crime by adults. In the late 80's and early 90's the crime rate involving juveniles started to rise at a high rate for all offenses. Especially with the teen population. Studies have shown that juveniles are more acceptable to committing crimes in groups than by themselves.
Community Corrections Barb Vorachek University of Phoenix (Axia) CJS/230 Theresa Degard 12/11/11 Community Corrections The goals of community corrections are to contribute to public safety, and reduce future criminal conduct (Martin, 2006). Community corrections are a big part of the criminal justice system. Community corrections are a form of punishment that an offender can receive to serve time in the community, instead of serving it in jail. There are many forms of community corrections it does not only involve probation and parole. Other forms include community service and house arrest (Foster, 2006).