Lindsey is a 13 year old African-American female who was arrested for the second time for retail theft. The first offense Lindsey received was a misdemeanor, when the 2nd arrest occurred and she was charged with a class 4 felony. The first time Lindsey was arrested it was from stealing two shirts and a necklace . The Second time, most current is from stealing 3 rings, two necklaces and a par of pants that she put on under her jeans. She had been stealing since the age of 11 almost every weekend. There was no peer pressure from her friends because she was initiating the act to her friends. These charges are going to forever deem her as "untrustworthy", her teachers already treat her differently because of her family situation. Lindsey comes …show more content…
For Lindsey she needs psychological help and realization of why she steals, because she comes from a high income household she does not steal for means of survival. Her father needs to be actively and positive involvement in her restorative justice process in order for it to be completely successful. Lindsey needs to be educated on her crimes and what are the possibilities if she doesn’t go down that route. Since Lindsey has a passion she needs to embraced it into her program and the program needs to included possible connections to he passion in order to created a stake of conformity. Restorative justice programs will help Lindsey not become a Chronic …show more content…
This program is strictly a non punishment program to avoid the creation of any negative labeling towards the juvenile. These juveniles will not be exposed to any experiences like scared straight programs for possible labeling theory complications. This program will place juveniles in an art therapy program. This program will allow expression growth and realization of why the crimes committed on a psychological level. All art work mediums, fashion, painting, music and sculpture, created in this program will be sold at event specially ran by the offenders with the help of their positive roles models, this role models will be in constant contact with these juveniles before, during and after program events. Education will be provided to the juveniles to explain the repercussions of their actions and the results of another offence. Education will also be proved to the parents/guardians to improve the home situation and how to help the juvenile take on the restorative justice program in full force.
Pre-program assessments must be completed for every juvenile to be place in this restorative justice program. Assessments will be taken often during and after the programs completion. The initial assessment will be a set in place to gather background information on the juveniles family/community situation, and continuous mental, physical and
Anthony Williams age 15 years old is alleged to have gained entry into Elm Elementary School without consent and was found with Elm Elementary School laptops in his backpack. Anthony has multiple risk factors which include poverty, school problems. family problems, drug and alcohol abuse(Siegel, 2014, p.3). Anthony is showing signs of recidivism. Having just completed probation Anthony Williams is clean from drugs and alcohol which has been a big risk factor for him(Stearns 8/24).
The role of a predisposition report writer as a juvenile probation officer in the juvenile justice system is to provide the court with a full history of the youth offender, including everything from past criminal history, education, family history, and more. The predisposition writer’s job is to interview family, friends, teachers, victims, and the youth offender to compare all information and make a formal report of the events that occurred. The report will also highlight possible treatment plans, rehabilitation, restitution, or other sanctions. The goal of the predisposition writer in the juvenile justice system is to gather the best information possible through reliable interviewee’s so that the best treatment plan can be prescribed.
There are indication that most criminals have a juvenile records in the US, indicating that crime manifests from a tender age. Therefore, to reverse the incidence of crime, it follows that the best strategy is to reduce the criminal orientation in the juvenile offenders as opposed to hardening them and preparing them for criminal careers. The case of the Crossroads Juvenile Center demonstrates the willingness of the juvenile justice systems to make these changes on the children. References Day, S. (2014). Runaway Man: A Journey Back to Hope.
A typical transgression made by a teenager, don’t you agree? The teacher demanded to hand out the cell phone several times and when the teen refuse to do so, a school administrator has called upon. When the student refused once again, police was the next logical step for school authorities. Based on witness’s accounts, the student hadn’t done anything wrong she just pulled her cell phone for a quick second.
The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention and Protection Act (JJDPA) was established in 1974 and was the first federal law that dealt comprehensively with juvenile delinquency to improve the juvenile justice system and support state and local efforts at delinquency prevention. This paper will assess the JJDPA and summarize its purpose and implementation and enforcement. Next, there will be a discussion of the historical context of the policy; followed by a focus of the latent consequences. Finally there will be a vignette as to how this Act has affected a person or family as well as personal reflection toward the policy.
The kids in the juvenile facilities often suffer from physical or sexual abuse and the staff provide them with a safe environment. They will form meaningful relationships with these juveniles and then they become willing to change their behaviors. In addition, these systems are built like homes and close to families. They will never be far away from their families. This system implements a group treatment model instead of isolating them and leaving them defenseless to other delinquents.
A study done by Criminal justice inspection Northern Ireland found the rate of recidivism went down when young offenders were diverted into restorative justice furthermore study concludes that people were often quite pleased with the outcome of the restorative justice(Restorative Justice Council,
Annotated bibliography Childress, S. (2016, June 2). More States Consider Raising the Age for Juvenile Crime. Retrieved from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/more-states-consider-raising-the-age-for-juvenile-crime/ More states are considering to raising the age for juvenile crimes before being tried as adult because young offender's mental capacity. The idea is to cut the cost of incarcerate young offender in adult prison and ensure offenders to receive proper education and specialized care to change their behavior. Putting children in adult prison does not deter crime.
The YCJA, Youth Criminal Justice Act is a federal law was proposed in 2002 and came into effect on April 1 in 2003. The main purpose of this act is to separate youth offenders aging from 12 to 17 from the adults and immaculately protect the right of youth offenders to the maximum and provide rehabilitation and reintegration for them, because the rights of youth offender outweigh the safety of the public. In addition, a particularly successful policy is the rehabilitation and reintegration of youth offenders, this policy is clearly illustrated by the Medicine Hat case. An essential policy of the YCJA is the rehabilitation and the reintegration of youth offenders, this policy provides assistance for youth offenders to realize the crucial mistake they’ve made in the
The theories of Restorative Justice and Utilitarianism seem to have much in common. Both aim to reach a virtuous response to crime, and therefore they are positive and forward looking. Utilitarians argue that punishing offenders crimes are likely to be reduced. Jeremy Bentham identified two objectives for punishment that share the same idea. Specific deterrence and general deterrence purpose are to increase the "price" for a criminal act in order to discourage potential offenders from choosing to commit crimes.
Today our justice system has a multitude of options when dealing with those who are convicted of offenses. However, many argue that retributive justice is the only real justice there is. This is mainly because its advantage is that it gives criminals the appropriate punishment that they deserve. The goals of this approach are clear and direct. In his book The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Zehr Howard (2002), illustrates that the central focus of retributive justice is offenders getting what they deserve (p. 30).
Habilitation embroils teaching the juvenile the essential skills to getting along with others as well as be accountable for their behavior. Through habilitation, a juvenile will be prudent to admit their mistakes, take responsibility for it and come up with steps to handle and resolve the mistakes. Healing is founded on the assumption that criminal behavior is a product of some hurt experienced by the delinquent juvenile. That is, criminal conduct is a channel through which juveniles cry out for attention from the community as a result of the hurt. Healing recognizes that treating the symptoms can only accomplish so much; therefore, dealing with the root cause is the only approach that can inhibit the juvenile from recidivating.
It involves the fair and equitable treatment of individuals within the legal system. This includes ensuring that the rights of the accused are protected, providing access to legal representation, and promoting transparency and accountability in the criminal justice process. Additionally, the field of criminal justice examines the effectiveness of different types of punishment and rehabilitation programs, aiming to strike a balance between punishment and rehabilitation to reduce recidivism
On September 8, 2017 at approximately 8:00 P.M I, Deputy Hill was informed by dispatch of a burglary of a building that had taken place at 300 CR 3145. Upon my arrival, I made contact with Steven Lamontagne the victim in this case. Steven advised me that someone had taken the sheet metal off of the back side of his shop near the right side of the roll up door and reached inside to take the clip off that he had on as a lock. Steven continued to state that once inside they had stolen multiple items from his shop. Due to the amount of items taken I advised Steven to make a list of the stolen items along with value of the items and email me that list.
Batley (2005) stated that restorative justice is about restoring, healing and re- integrating victims, offenders, as well as the society and also preventing further harm. In this assignment, I will be discussing approaches to restorative justice and illustrating their advantages and disadvantages to offending. I will also provide the applications of these five approaches of restorative justice which are retributive approach, utilitarian deterrence approach, rehabilitation approach, restitution approach and restorative approach in the given case study. I will then explain my preferred approach to justice through identifying a personal belief or value that underpins my choice.