Evaluation Plan Restorative justice programs have been effective in the use of victim offender mediation processes. But not all the victims and offenders are having their needs met. An evaluation of such programs may help us to further understand why those needs are not being met. Then, we can be able to create or suggest better ways of implementing such a program in other to meet its intended aims and goals. “According to Posavac (2011), “Program evaluation is a methodology to learn the depth and extent of need for a human service and whether the service is likely to be used, whether the service is sufficiently intensive to meet the unmet needs identified, and the degree to which the service is offered as planned and actually does help people in need at a
Because the overall objective of Restorative justice is to involve all stakeholders, it requires the assumption that crimes or violations are committed against real individuals, rather than against the state. It serves as an advocate’s restitution to the victim by the offender rather than retribution by the state against the offender. Instead of continuing and escalating the cycle of violence, it tries to restore relationships and stop the violence. Victims’ respond to this as a need because it helps them feel what they want to feel most and that’s safe. Some of the most important components a victim needs and desires are to feel safe, to have support and most importantly to have a voice.
Restorative justice is an alternative way to look at criminal justice(Stahlkopf, 2009) and react to a criminals behaviour. The concept of restorative justice is to allow the offender to repair some of the damage they have caused their victims. This is usually done through face to face meetings known as conferencing. If face to face meetings cannot be held other indirect methods like emails, phone calls or conferencing through mediators can be facilitated. During these conferencing processes victims, their families, and the
Delinquency Deterrence Response The threat of punishment does deter juvenile delinquency by general deterrence which means that crime control policies that depend on the fear of criminal penalties, such as long prison sentences for violent crimes. The aim is to convince law violators that the consequence outweighs the benefits of the crime or criminal activity (Wadsworth, 2005) If more severe, certain, and swift the punishment is the guiding principle of deterrence theory then the effects of the deterrence is greater. Since the increase in teenage violence, gang activity, and drug abuse was a result of not punishing adolescents severely as adults were so that juvenile justice authorities would not interfere with the parens patriae philosophy, which means A doctrine that grants the inherent power and authority of the state to protect persons who are legally unable to act on their own behalf (West,2005), prompted a reevaluation of deterrence strategies in the 1990’s shifting an emphasis on treatment to an emphasis on public safety in some juvenile courts (Wadsworth, 2005). This would allow officers to enter schools undercover to identify and arrest juvenile drug dealers and to allow judges to be more open with charging juveniles as adults leading to doubling the total of juveniles under the age of eighteen from thirty-four hundred in 1985 to seventy-four hundred in 1997. This and the legislators passing more restrictive juvenile codes seems to have an overall beneficial effect on the delinquency rate and that is that it has declined.
Corrections and Treatment Tunsghen Anderson CJS/240 05/13/2012 Deanna Beaubouef Corrections and community based treatments in the Juvenile Justice System have a variety of proactive programs and rehabilitative efforts to deter crime. These programs are designed and can help juvenile offenders with modifying their behavioral issues, provide therapy to rehabilitate their mental state of mind, and prevent criminal activity in the long run. Treatment options are divided into two smaller categories: community-based treatment and institutionalization. These two types of treatment programs are specifically designed for juvenile offenders. These treatment programs will help get juvenile offenders back on the right track towards a positive lifestyle.
To be able to work on understanding his sexual inappropriateness, Bradley will first need to recognize how it affects others and be able to view his behaviors from the victim’s point of view. It may be helpful to create role plays with Bradley to be able to fully show him the impact of his actions. Also, it would be beneficial to provide Bradley with healthy sexuality and sex education classes. This is due to helping Bradley create positive cognitive processes about sexual
A Look into Social Learning Theory & Differential Association Implications in support with Social Learning Theory and Differential Association allow for a modus ponens for the most perspicuous and convincing support on rehabilitative approaches adjunct with the use of correctional treatment in the field of criminology and the supplementation of criminal behaviour patterns. When exposed to a specific subculture (though not implicitly) that carry a significantly different set of values and morals, or even lifestyles orientated towards crime people may eventually adopt them over an extended period of time. The Social Learning Theory, first introduced by Albert Bandura provides an umbrella term for a subset of theories based off the concept
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.
What is done is to “instill habits of work in people, help build their skills' then they will be rehabilitated. The third one, which believes that true rehabilitation takes place when such person is allowed back into the community and is a combination of both retributive and rehabilitative theories, seeks to: “1) deter future and past criminals from doing a crime because the threat of incarceration looms 2) incapacitate the offender to stop the individual from possibly endangering others 3) punish the criminal by serving time and living a restricted lifestyle and 4) rehabilitate them for release into society (Fuller , 125-27). By the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the probation success rate is 62%. Most probation programs are designed to (1) protect the community by assisting judges in sentencing and supervising offenders, (2) carry out sanctions imposed by the court, (3)
1.2VICTIM EMPOWERMENT – the process by which each individual who has suffered harm or violence is helped to deal with their grief and resentment enabling them to become more positive, proative members of society. It provides communities with skill and self control, support and tools necessary to become more effective advocates for the rights and needs of victims in light of historic discrimination. 2. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON VICTIM EMPOWERMENT & SUPPORT The declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for victims of crime and abuse is based on philosophy that victims should be recognised and treated with respect and dignity. Victims are entitled to access to mechanisms of justice and prompt redress for harm suffered They are also entitled to receiving adequate specialised assistance in dealing with emotional trauma caused by vitimisation. The Bill of Rights prescribes the right to every person to equality and freedom and security The Victim Empowerment Programme focusses on promotion a victim-centered approach to crime