The basic urge to feel worthwhile to oneself and others is very vital in adolescence. Before
becoming perpetrators, most children have somehow been victimized and in a way not had their
basic necessities, thus some commit crimes as the sole means for survival. Offering children a
healthy activity alternatives can greatly boost in reducing children delinquent behaviors in the
society. Juvenile justice system refers to the structure of criminal legal system that handles
offences committed by minors basically within the range of 10 to 18 years of age. Juveniles,
under federal laws, are any persons under the age of 18. While adult criminal justice system may
include processes like, arrest, detainment, hearings, petitions, probation and many more, Juvenile
justice processes operates according to the fact that youths are different from adults in terms of
potential for rehabilitation and their level of responsibility. The office of Juvenile Justice System
need to set goals that focus on growth, and implement programs that hold the greatest potential at
reducing juvenile delinquency and improve juvenile justice system.
Today’s Juvenile justice system withholds rehabilitation as its primary objective and
separates itself from criminal justice systems in significant ways. In most of the states,
delinquency is described as a commission of criminal act by a minor under the age of 18.The
youths are placed at a secure and safe juvenile correctional facility. The rehabilitation facilities
are suited to offer support on the youth and protect the public, (Mears et al 2015). Because of the
long custody and safe nature, the facilities aim at offering a range of individualized,
comprehensive and sustainable services just like those in detention. For instance, educational,
recreational, counselling and medical services to the juveniles. Minors who end up at the
rehabilitation centers should be granted a connection with their families, affordable access to
evidence based services and support from families and relevant agencies.
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Another goal for the juvenile system is to promote programs that reduce and prevent
occurrence of children offences. The offences may vary from both criminal and non-criminal.
They seek to intervene` immediately and effectively when an offence conduct occurs. They
strive to provide a conducive environment for minors and enhance socially acceptable behaviors
in a law abiding society, (Crocker, 2016). Some programs to curb the offences may include,
offering positive youth development programs and target the children at high risk for
delinquency and equip them with programs for reducing future juvenile offences. Also, early
interventions can aid in preventing offences from juveniles whose noncriminal misconduct
indicate that they are on the pathway for committing offense.
A third goal of the juvenile justice system is to uphold public safety via application of
balanced and secure detention and corrections and community based alternatives. The public
safety measures, may encompass finding and promoting effective community based programs for
minors with formal contact with juvenile justice system and highlighting options that are roughly
restrictive, uphold the safety of the public and promote positive relations with the child’s family,
school and community. Communities can manage to place responsibility for children
delinquency fully on publicly operated juvenile justice system programs. A firm rule for
combating minor’s delinquency and curbing threat to youth violence, makes thorough use of a
maximum range of public and private programs and services which operates within the
juvenile’s home community. Coordination of community based programs with the development,
use of correlational systems and safe detention is cost effective, minimize facility crowding and
protect the public. This results into better services for the juveniles who serve from the
community surrounding and those institutionalized.
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Conclusion
juvenile justice system are doing their best to ensure that youths who are involved in offences are
have robust and meaningful rights like access to good education, acquire opportunities that
enhance them into becoming productive adults and have access to health equipment’s. Juvenile
courts works towards creating opportunities for successful adulthood, guarantee fair and
equitable treatment, protect the public and uphold a healthy survival of the youths in the
community.
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Works cited
Crocker, D. (2016). Balancing justice goals: Restorative justice practitioners’
views. Contemporary justice review, 19(4), 462-478.
Mears, D. P., Pickett, J. T., & Mancini, C. (2015). Support for balanced juvenile justice:
Assessing views about youth, rehabilitation, and punishment. Journal of quantitative
criminology, 31(3), 459-479.