Fewer juveniles are being sent to reform school because the juvenile justice system is using alternative programs and more funding is now being given to counseling, education, and diversion programs. According to the social reaction theory when a child is put in detention he is being labeled as a delinquent.When a child revives a negative label he is more likely to adopt a deviant self-concept.When a child is kept at home in the community they are not labeled as a delinquent but as child who did a bad thing.When there is a dramatization of evil it can change a teens identity from a doer of evil to an evil person. snapple456
I agree that when kid is label criminal or bad kid he or she is more likely to keep doing bad things. What our criminal justice system do not understand is that, kids are more likely to do criminal activities with other kids, especially if they do not have anything better to do but sit around and do the times. soccerboy456
I agree with what both of you guys said. Giving a kid the label as a bad kid or criminal is the worst thing you can do I’m sure it has to be a very bad feeling which lowers a kids self of steam which leads them to believe that no one cares about them so they commit more crimes cause they think everyone has gave up on them. -football 456
I agree with your assesment. If a child is caught drinking underage he should be taught why thats wrong, but theres really no need to lock him up. Locking him up will only make him and everyone else think of him as a terrible criminal, but providing the offender with counseling won't put any stigma on them and they'll be free to pursue a normal life. Anonemoose123
I am a firm believer that kids can always be treated better outside locked residential facilities. It’s more expensive to keep kids in detention or jail. If kids are in the jail, with other kids, they feel like they have to defend themselves. They will be angrier at the system instead of trying to become a better person. Schools and community centers provide better service to kids. Keeping kids at home and providing their family with counseling, parenting programs and other services is better. Children may often become a victim or a worse criminal if they have been in jail or a detention center, where they have to serve the time for what they have done. soccerboy456
I agree that it is cheaper to keep kids at home than in a detention center.I also agree that there is a higher chance of a kid becoming a victim if they are put in jail.I didn't think of that.I also agree that kids will be less defensive when there at home in a familiar place. snapple456
So true, I wrote a paper for a English class about the positives for keeping juveniles out of prisons/jails because the major factor was how much money was being spent per youth, it was an astronomical amount. I agree and think the family and community could play a much better role in the "rehabilitation" of juvenile delinquents instead of throwing them behind bars with other juvenile delinquents to get hurt or learn how to commit other delinquent acts. Morton456
They may be treated better, but that may not always be what the kid needs. That child may need to have the "crap" scared our of them or have a training instructor in their face telling or yelling at them to do the task at hand. Military456
I completely agree with you that it would reduce the costs to keep children at home and put them into counseling programs and diversion programs, there's no doubt about that. Not to mention the role that family, community and local government has in our lives every day. They would be much more beneficial role models to teach children how to be productive than to lock them up instead. What good does that teach them? Well stated Soccerboy. ChiefO'Keefe456
I would strongly agree that if a child, early on, is labeled a delinquent he/she would be more inclined to adopt that persona and start committing delinquent acts. I wrote a paper for another class on how beneficial it would be to keep youth out of jail or detention centers because of the high cost, like soccerboy456 mentioned in his post. Like the video we watched on Monday said, 40% of 18-25 year olds re-offend, this is probably because their need to defend themselves in jail doesn't stay in the jail once they leave, it comes with them when they are released. In jail, they strive to become the top of the food chain there, that is something we should not encourage in detention centers or jails because it will only make them hostile, in or out of jail. Morton456
I agree with that comment I think if a child is given a bad name that they keep to that name. also once u get used to a certain life style it’s hard to change so once they get out they keep thinking that they have to prove themselves and try to be the best therefore they end up in more trouble trying to prove themselves -Football456
i totally agree with your comment. when you send these kids to the jail or to the detention center, they feel like they have to prove something or be tougher. like you said most of these kid come back to the jail. we should not encourage sending kids to the jail or detention center at all but to help them become a better person. soccerboy456
This was a good post. I enjoy how you say they could adopt the persona of committing delinquent acts. Like Dr. White has mention, Kids rarely can do things on there own. Its always done in packs of them and they will be around more juveniles in the system.They will also find the wrong role models in jail. Kids also mirror the actions and the reactions of who they find to be role models. -Shotokan456
I believe that it is better to give teens a type of second chance. I don’t think teens should automatically be sent to jail. I think they should have to do community service and be put on house arrest that way the parents can take control of the kids and watch over them better and have the amount if community service should be based on the crime that they commit. I think when kids get to jail they have a better chance of getting mixed in with the wrong crowd that can convince them to do more wrong things which could lead them to get in more trouble and convince them to commit more crimes. And having to do community service and be on house arrest I don’t think the teens will get such a bad name and they have a better chance to change their life and to try and do better. -Football456
I agree with Football456, community service and a "house arrest" approach I think would result in far better results in getting youth to stop committing delinquent acts. The idea of community service time relative to the severity of the crime (excluding murder) would be an excellent idea, the worse the crime, the more service time. The only downfall to this plan, that I can see, is that being on house arrest would intervene with the community service obligation, since I think they are not allowed to leave the house while under house arrest. Good post. -Morton456
I think that if the parent could watch their kids and stop them from committing crimes they would but some parents don't have the time to watch their kids all the time. Some parents have more than one job and some of these kids live in a single parent household.i also agree that community service is a good idea. It keeps the kids busy and out of trouble. snapple456
It's definitely a better choice to provide these lesser offenders with counseling sessions and community service. Like you stated, but locking these offenders up they get mixed up with offenders much worse than them. A curfew violator doesn't belong in the same place as an armed robber. Putting them in the same place only puts a bad influence on the lesser offender and causes them to become worse and worse until they really do need to be locked up for the safety of society. Anonemoose456
I agree to an extent. What many do is slip through the cracks or wiggle their way out of charges. With wiggling their way out its just going to give them an opportunity to tell their friends about what they did and how they got away with it. I feel as though juveniles should be taken to jail and given a small wake up call, but for a brief period of time. Maybe have a background check of their parents and check to see if they have the means or capability of keeping that child on the right path.
I'm glad to see that the reduction in juveniles incarcerated also led to a reduction in offenses committed by juveniles. Its a sensible idea to keep kids out of juvenile detention facilities when they don't really need to be there. If the juvenile offender was a runaway or was caught drinking underage, they aren't really hurting anyone and aren't a threat to society. By providing counseling and not arresting these offenders they can be kept from turning into something worse. If they are locked-up they're branded as delinquents, and learn delinquent ways from those worse than them. Incarcerating those that prove a threat to society while providing them counseling, and allowing lesser offenders to stay at home is definitely the right way to go. Anonemoose456
I think you are absolutely right Anonemoose. By keeping kids out of juvenile detention facilities there will be less temptations and premeditation as opposed to forms of rehabilitation like counseling and diversion programs. If you keep them out of negative settings (such as detention facilities) and away from negative influences (the juveniles in those facilities) it will only increase their chances for success in the future. Cause you know what the old saying is, "Out of sight, out of mind." ChiefO'Keefe456
I was a cop for 5 years while active duty, and in those five years I found that calling the parents was the worst punishment I could give the kid. So naturally I did just that. I find it odd that just now people are starting to see the that locking people away is only going to put them into a position to learn the tricks of the trade. Prisons and jails are education meccas for not only the young but the older as well. As our text has shown kids tend to grow out of this mischievous behavior and not end up on the wrong side of the bars. I think most of what is going on in the inner cities is due to poor parenting and poor infrastructure in school. Even here in Peoria on the south end, where I went to school for the beginning of my elementary years, is in shambles. Whats unfortunate about that is there are kids with amazing athletic abilities but have no help in the class room, and the street game rules. When I become a "real" cop, I know that I can't save everyone, but I will be able to help and save at least one kid from ending up a statistic as an adult. Military456
It seems that, as a whole, juvenile detention centers have been reducing the amount of juveniles sentenced for committing "delinquent acts." The alternative means range from counseling, diversion programs and education. It is a great way to stimulate youth and keep their minds off of any unlawful acts or premeditated delinquency. It has shown great success not only by keeping juveniles out of trouble, but also saves our state millions of dollars and helps strengthen family bonds. I think the main thing to take from all of this however is that by releasing these kids back to their households to undergo alternate means of correctional treatment, is that by doing this we are giving them another chance to learn to grow and become productive members of society. ChiefO'Keefe456
Its good that juvenile acts are reducing each year and shows that we are really trying to focus on programs. Programs that are meant to counsel and watch of the kids in there own setting in a controlled fashion. It will get down to the key point on what is causing these delinquent act which could also be the parents fault, ill nutrition, peer pressure, or some other criminal act that's happening in the neighborhood. I still believe that incarceration instead of confinement will be another good wake up call. Plus I believe we should pay more tax dollar money towards programs meant for helping the mental illnesses. Which in return will help the kids more avoid delinquent acts. -Shotokan456
Fewer juveniles are being sent to reform school because the juvenile justice system is using alternative programs and more funding is now being given to counseling, education, and diversion programs. According to the social reaction theory when a child is put in detention he is being labeled as a delinquent.When a child revives a negative label he is more likely to adopt a deviant self-concept.When a child is kept at home in the community they are not labeled as a delinquent but as child who did a bad thing.When there is a dramatization of evil it can change a teens identity from a doer of evil to an evil person.
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I agree that when kid is label criminal or bad kid he or she is more likely to keep doing bad things. What our criminal justice system do not understand is that, kids are more likely to do criminal activities with other kids, especially if they do not have anything better to do but sit around and do the times. soccerboy456
DeleteI agree with what both of you guys said. Giving a kid the label as a bad kid or criminal is the worst thing you can do I’m sure it has to be a very bad feeling which lowers a kids self of steam which leads them to believe that no one cares about them so they commit more crimes cause they think everyone has gave up on them. -football 456
DeleteI agree with your assesment. If a child is caught drinking underage he should be taught why thats wrong, but theres really no need to lock him up. Locking him up will only make him and everyone else think of him as a terrible criminal, but providing the offender with counseling won't put any stigma on them and they'll be free to pursue a normal life. Anonemoose123
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DeleteI am a firm believer that kids can always be treated better outside locked residential facilities. It’s more expensive to keep kids in detention or jail. If kids are in the jail, with other kids, they feel like they have to defend themselves. They will be angrier at the system instead of trying to become a better person. Schools and community centers provide better service to kids. Keeping kids at home and providing their family with counseling, parenting programs and other services is better. Children may often become a victim or a worse criminal if they have been in jail or a detention center, where they have to serve the time for what they have done. soccerboy456
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is cheaper to keep kids at home than in a detention center.I also agree that there is a higher chance of a kid becoming a victim if they are put in jail.I didn't think of that.I also agree that kids will be less defensive when there at home in a familiar place.
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So true, I wrote a paper for a English class about the positives for keeping juveniles out of prisons/jails because the major factor was how much money was being spent per youth, it was an astronomical amount. I agree and think the family and community could play a much better role in the "rehabilitation" of juvenile delinquents instead of throwing them behind bars with other juvenile delinquents to get hurt or learn how to commit other delinquent acts. Morton456
DeleteThey may be treated better, but that may not always be what the kid needs. That child may need to have the "crap" scared our of them or have a training instructor in their face telling or yelling at them to do the task at hand.
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I completely agree with you that it would reduce the costs to keep children at home and put them into counseling programs and diversion programs, there's no doubt about that. Not to mention the role that family, community and local government has in our lives every day. They would be much more beneficial role models to teach children how to be productive than to lock them up instead. What good does that teach them? Well stated Soccerboy. ChiefO'Keefe456
DeleteI would strongly agree that if a child, early on, is labeled a delinquent he/she would be more inclined to adopt that persona and start committing delinquent acts. I wrote a paper for another class on how beneficial it would be to keep youth out of jail or detention centers because of the high cost, like soccerboy456 mentioned in his post. Like the video we watched on Monday said, 40% of 18-25 year olds re-offend, this is probably because their need to defend themselves in jail doesn't stay in the jail once they leave, it comes with them when they are released. In jail, they strive to become the top of the food chain there, that is something we should not encourage in detention centers or jails because it will only make them hostile, in or out of jail. Morton456
ReplyDeleteI agree with that comment I think if a child is given a bad name that they keep to that name. also once u get used to a certain life style it’s hard to change so once they get out they keep thinking that they have to prove themselves and try to be the best therefore they end up in more trouble trying to prove themselves -Football456
Deletei totally agree with your comment. when you send these kids to the jail or to the detention center, they feel like they have to prove something or be tougher. like you said most of these kid come back to the jail. we should not encourage sending kids to the jail or detention center at all but to help them become a better person. soccerboy456
DeleteThis was a good post. I enjoy how you say they could adopt the persona of committing delinquent acts. Like Dr. White has mention, Kids rarely can do things on there own. Its always done in packs of them and they will be around more juveniles in the system.They will also find the wrong role models in jail. Kids also mirror the actions and the reactions of who they find to be role models. -Shotokan456
DeleteI believe that it is better to give teens a type of second chance. I don’t think teens should automatically be sent to jail. I think they should have to do community service and be put on house arrest that way the parents can take control of the kids and watch over them better and have the amount if community service should be based on the crime that they commit. I think when kids get to jail they have a better chance of getting mixed in with the wrong crowd that can convince them to do more wrong things which could lead them to get in more trouble and convince them to commit more crimes. And having to do community service and be on house arrest I don’t think the teens will get such a bad name and they have a better chance to change their life and to try and do better.
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I agree with Football456, community service and a "house arrest" approach I think would result in far better results in getting youth to stop committing delinquent acts. The idea of community service time relative to the severity of the crime (excluding murder) would be an excellent idea, the worse the crime, the more service time. The only downfall to this plan, that I can see, is that being on house arrest would intervene with the community service obligation, since I think they are not allowed to leave the house while under house arrest. Good post. -Morton456
DeleteI think that if the parent could watch their kids and stop them from committing crimes they would but some parents don't have the time to watch their kids all the time. Some parents have more than one job and some of these kids live in a single parent household.i also agree that community service is a good idea. It keeps the kids busy and out of trouble.
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It's definitely a better choice to provide these lesser offenders with counseling sessions and community service. Like you stated, but locking these offenders up they get mixed up with offenders much worse than them. A curfew violator doesn't belong in the same place as an armed robber. Putting them in the same place only puts a bad influence on the lesser offender and causes them to become worse and worse until they really do need to be locked up for the safety of society. Anonemoose456
DeleteI agree to an extent. What many do is slip through the cracks or wiggle their way out of charges. With wiggling their way out its just going to give them an opportunity to tell their friends about what they did and how they got away with it. I feel as though juveniles should be taken to jail and given a small wake up call, but for a brief period of time. Maybe have a background check of their parents and check to see if they have the means or capability of keeping that child on the right path.
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DeleteI'm glad to see that the reduction in juveniles incarcerated also led to a reduction in offenses committed by juveniles. Its a sensible idea to keep kids out of juvenile detention facilities when they don't really need to be there. If the juvenile offender was a runaway or was caught drinking underage, they aren't really hurting anyone and aren't a threat to society. By providing counseling and not arresting these offenders they can be kept from turning into something worse. If they are locked-up they're branded as delinquents, and learn delinquent ways from those worse than them. Incarcerating those that prove a threat to society while providing them counseling, and allowing lesser offenders to stay at home is definitely the right way to go. Anonemoose456
ReplyDeleteI think you are absolutely right Anonemoose. By keeping kids out of juvenile detention facilities there will be less temptations and premeditation as opposed to forms of rehabilitation like counseling and diversion programs. If you keep them out of negative settings (such as detention facilities) and away from negative influences (the juveniles in those facilities) it will only increase their chances for success in the future. Cause you know what the old saying is, "Out of sight, out of mind." ChiefO'Keefe456
DeleteI was a cop for 5 years while active duty, and in those five years I found that calling the parents was the worst punishment I could give the kid. So naturally I did just that. I find it odd that just now people are starting to see the that locking people away is only going to put them into a position to learn the tricks of the trade. Prisons and jails are education meccas for not only the young but the older as well. As our text has shown kids tend to grow out of this mischievous behavior and not end up on the wrong side of the bars. I think most of what is going on in the inner cities is due to poor parenting and poor infrastructure in school. Even here in Peoria on the south end, where I went to school for the beginning of my elementary years, is in shambles. Whats unfortunate about that is there are kids with amazing athletic abilities but have no help in the class room, and the street game rules. When I become a "real" cop, I know that I can't save everyone, but I will be able to help and save at least one kid from ending up a statistic as an adult. Military456
ReplyDeleteIt seems that, as a whole, juvenile detention centers have been reducing the amount of juveniles sentenced for committing "delinquent acts." The alternative means range from counseling, diversion programs and education. It is a great way to stimulate youth and keep their minds off of any unlawful acts or premeditated delinquency. It has shown great success not only by keeping juveniles out of trouble, but also saves our state millions of dollars and helps strengthen family bonds. I think the main thing to take from all of this however is that by releasing these kids back to their households to undergo alternate means of correctional treatment, is that by doing this we are giving them another chance to learn to grow and become productive members of society. ChiefO'Keefe456
ReplyDeleteIts good that juvenile acts are reducing each year and shows that we are really trying to focus on programs. Programs that are meant to counsel and watch of the kids in there own setting in a controlled fashion. It will get down to the key point on what is causing these delinquent act which could also be the parents fault, ill nutrition, peer pressure, or some other criminal act that's happening in the neighborhood. I still believe that incarceration instead of confinement will be another good wake up call. Plus I believe we should pay more tax dollar money towards programs meant for helping the mental illnesses. Which in return will help the kids more avoid delinquent acts. -Shotokan456
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