Juvenile Causation,Intervention and Prevention
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The document discusses juvenile crime causation, intervention, and prevention, highlighting factors such as inadequate parenting, peer pressure, and familial conflicts that contribute to delinquent behavior. It details various intervention programs and community resources aimed at preventing youth delinquency, including early childhood development, mentoring, and family support services. The importance of community involvement and effective parenting strategies is emphasized in promoting healthier environments for children and reducing the risk of juvenile delinquency.
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- 1. Harun Williams CJA/374 October 31, 2012 Elizabeth Gonzalez Juvenile Causation, Intervention and Prevention Presentation
- 2. Causation : Juvenile Crimes,Theory and Causation Intervention Programs Current and Future Prevention Conclusion and Questions DISCUSSIONTOPICS
- 3. Crimes Juveniles Commit – criminal mischief, truancy from school Lack of supervision is a large contributing factor. (inadequate parenting) Peer Pressure – encouragement from ‘friends’ to drink, try drugs, steal, become part of s larger unit of delinquency that are favorable to criminal attitudes and behaviors. Lack of parental control, enforcement of rules or moral conduct – family establishes structure which is vital to a human’s development, negative parental conflict teaches indirect lessons which can contribute to delinquent behavior. Negative Family Influence aka Families in Crisis – single parent families, absence of male/female role models, death of parental figures and introduction into state child welfare programs all have an affect on socialization into adolescence. JUVENILE CRIMES AND CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY
- 4. Behavior is universal. Recognizing criminal behavior in juveniles. When a child does something wrong, that is conflicting to the laws or norms of society, such as acts of vandalism, theft, drug related activity, or other anti-social behavior, or that is in need of treatment, rehabilitation or supervision he/she is then considered a juvenile delinquent. Juvenile delinquency is learned through association, imitation, observation, pressure, needs, wants, influence and desires. Juvenile delinquents deviate from social rules to such a degree that society has no choice but to take action against them. Girls are more prone to delinquent behavior. Theory of Delinquency
- 5. Status Offenders – runaways, truants, curfew violators Chronic Offenders – youths who commit repetitive, habitual, persistent offenses Methods In place to decrease juvenile incidents – Curfews,Truancy court, Treatment programs, decarceration. Stigmatization of labels ‘undesirable characteristics’ assigned to those who pass through the juvenile justice system Types of Juvenile Offenders
- 6. Punishment Probation Programs Boot Camps Rehabilitative Techniques Use of Detention Facilities Community Policing EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
- 7. The Children's Aid Society was founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace at a time when orphan asylums and almshouses were the only "social services" available for poor and homeless children. Between 1853 and 1929, more than 150,000 abandoned, abused and orphaned children were rescued from the streets and slums of NewYork City and taken by train to start new lives with families on farms across the country.The emphasis was on giving these needy children a family life. Charles Loring Brace's work transformed social services and social reforms in NewYork City and across the nation. The Guide to the Records of The Children's Aid Society (1853-1947) childrensaidsociety.org
- 8. Mission Statement – To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive within of each child’s family, their culture and the community to play a vital role in their whole development. Provides comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-need neighborhoods through 12 different programs that focus on meeting the social, emotional, physical and cognitive needs of the child as a whole. Early Childhood Development Programs – curriculums that enrich children’s development while being sensitive to individual abilities and learning styles. Keeping children involved in programs throughout their grade school years, will provide the support needed to graduate high school, move on to college or careers, and become successful citizens. childrensaidsociety.org
- 9. The Hope Leadership Academy for adolescents inspires hope and boosts self esteem for teens to succeed through such programs as the Corporate Workplace Program. Juvenile Justice re-entry programs help deter youth from dangerous behavior by assisting and sometimes providing community service opportunities. Parents can receive help with legal, financial, emotional and health issues which can help parents to better focus on the needs of their children. Health services are available and tailored to meet the needs of children in the community. The end goal is to ensure that a child’s home environment is as healthy and happy as the environment we create in our community schools and centers so that children are not left wanting, craving undesirable behavior. childrensaidsociety.org
- 10. Children’s Aid’s concurrent planning approach to foster care became the basis for the federal 1996 Adoption and Safe Families Act, which defines today’s modern foster care system. Children’s Aid commits 91 cents of every dollar that is donated directly to children’s services. Lynne Echenberg – Family court attorney who helped to develop the Next Generation Center for youth (teens) who were ageing out of the foster care system and into independent living. NGC provides everything from educational guidance, tutoring and advocacy to job readiness training, job placement services, technology instruction, legal services, housing assistance, counseling, youth leadership training and arts and recreational programs. childrensaidsociety.org
- 11. Approaches used by communities to prevent delinquency have included mentoring, youth employment programs, career preparation, and alternative recreation activities. Youth Runaway Hotlines - The toll-free Texas Runaway Hotline (1-888-580- HELP) and the TexasYouth Hotline (1-800-98-YOUTH) offer crisis intervention, telephone counseling, and referrals to troubled youth and families Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs - The CBCAP program seeks to increase community awareness of existing prevention services, strengthen community and parental involvement in child abuse prevention efforts, and encourage families to engage in services that are already available Community Based Family Services -This program serves families who were investigated by CPS but whose allegations were unsubstantiated. PREVENTION PROGRAMS
- 12. CommunityYouth Development - contracts with Fiscal Agents to develop juvenile delinquency prevention programs in ZIP codes that have a high incidence of juvenile crime. Services to At RiskYouth - STAR offers family crisis intervention counseling, short-term emergency residential care, and individual and family counseling to youth up to age 17 who experience conflict at home, have been truant or delinquent, or have run away StatewideYouth Services Network - supports statewide networks of community-based prevention programs that provide evidence-based juvenile delinquency prevention services to address conditions resulting in negative outcomes for children and youth Texas Families Together and Safe - designed to alleviate stress and to promote parental competencies and adoption of behaviors that will increase the ability of families to successfully nurture their children and work toward family self-sufficiency Prevention Programs
- 13. When parents get help, there is hope for kids. Offers parental guidance with managing stress, developing positive parenting skills, drug abuse counseling and history of abuse counseling. Keys to successful parenting - Spend a few minutes every day doing something with your children, ask your children for their opinions, ask your children for help with simple tasks, never tell your children that they are bad. Instead, tell them the behavior is bad. Discipline your children for bad behavior when you are calm. Make rules you can and will enforce. Spend time with your kids – enjoy family meals, assist with homework, family time builds memories and establishes values.Tell them about the your interests at their age. helpandhope.org
- 14. Dealing with Stressful Situations – Help your children to unwind, set up daily routines, be patient and instruct children on which behaviors are not positive and which behaviors are destructive. Praise good behavior and reprimand such behavior as back talk and stand your ground by providing appropriate consequences for negative behavior. Give a time out. The length of time out needs to correspond to the age of the child (three minutes for a 3-year-old, four minutes for a 4-year-old). Or withhold privileges like watchingTV or going to a friend’s house. Recognize signs of abuse or neglect and combat those signs by becoming an more active parent. helpandhope.org
- 15. Texas Juvenile Justice Department - TJJD Volunteer Services strives to maximize community resources and volunteers to provide opportunities that enable youth to become responsible and productive citizens. TheTexas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) offers internships that develop the necessary skills for a career in social work. Internships must fulfill an official curriculum requirement and are set up through your university. TDFPS also has volunteers to help children (Child Protective Services, or CPS), aged or disabled adults (Adult Protective Services, or APS), or in support of quality child care in Texas (Child Care Licensing, or CCL). StrengtheningYouth and Families Conference Web-based resources for parents: www.power2talk.org and in Spanish at www.poderdehablar.org The 2012 JJAEP Report describes the status of these programs as required by theTexas General Appropriations Act, 81st RegularTexas Legislative Session, Rider 12 – Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Volunteer to Help In your Community