Intake Assessment Essay

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Chet J. Willer KGA2_Intake Assessment CJ161 Juvenile Justice G. Hicks 01 SEP 2010 WP Intake Assessment This narrative will be illustrated in three parts. The first part will describe the roles and functions of an intake officer within the juvenile justice system. The second part will illustrate my analysis and recommendations for each juvenile offender based upon each of the three scenarios provided in the course curriculum. Finally, I will compare the differences between the intake process of juvenile offenders and adult offenders. During the nineteenth century, John Augustus was credited as being the first probation officer after he convinced a court to release an intoxicated prisoner into his custody in attempt to rehabilitate the accused instead of sending him to jail. In 1843, with the success of adults, he extended his efforts to rehabilitate children who were apprehended for offenses such as theft. With this he may also be considered the first intake officer. Today, when a law enforcement official makes contact with a minor committing an offense, they have a few choices to consider. They can release the minor with a verbal warning, issue citation and have the minor or the parents sign a promise to appear in front of a probation officer at the juvenile center or they may transport the minor to a juvenile intake center. Once at a juvenile intake center, they will meet with an intake officer. An intake officer is an individual who receives, reviews, and processes incidents in which a minor has committed an offense. After review, the intake officer can recommend either handling the case informally or scheduling the case for a hearing in juvenile court. In many situations, the intake officer provides recommendations to the juvenile judge as to the form of reprimand the offender should receive. The course curriculum provided three

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