The goal of the Juvenile Delinquency Center is to provide a safe and clean environment for the residences who are in the system. Not every crime a child commits will place them in the delinquency center. They have a ten-point system that allows the child’s crime to be graded, this judges the severity of the crime. By using this grading system, it reduces the number of small offenses. I think that is a good approach since not every crime a child commits needs to placed in the delinquency center. After the crime has been committed the child will stand before the judge within 40 hours of the crime. This is a fairly new requirement for the state of Illinois. They have a total of sixty beds within this facility. So, they have the ability to double in size. They do not allow the juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, this is different from the jail. It is much safer to avoid double bunk. The average age of a resident is between 11 and 18 years old. There is some separation between genders, however, they do still interact with one another. For instance, during the day in class, the males sit in front, while the females sit behind. This reduces some tension between them, as some of the males would touch and pick on a few females. This is highly uncalled for, since this facility is a zero-tolerance center. They strive on providing a safe place for their employees and the residences. I think this goal is admirable, and every facility should proceed with this goal in mind. Within this facility, they have a mobile library that the youth can utilize. I think this is neat as the local churches and schools can donate books to. There are sixteen juvenile delinquency centers through out the state of Illinois. I am surprised there aren’t more facilities in the state. Some counties have a contract with other counties that have a juvenile center; since not every county in Illinois has the funds or resources for their own center. As a career, I think becoming a Juvenile Delinquency Officer would be an experience of a life time. Becoming a positive role model for so many juveniles would have such a great impact on the community. -CoalRoller003
This was my third time taking a tour of the Juvenile Detention Center. I also learn something new everytime I go. Having the environment of school is such a good idea to keep their education flowing and steady. Most of the kids probably don’t even go to school when they are living at home. All they know is what they remember from elementary school and what they have learned out on the streets and what their friends and family have taught them. Another thing I believed to be interesting is that we were told some kids like being there, they want to reoffend because they know they have food, or a shelter, and safety. So therefore, they may commit a crime to get locked up. It is more of a strict environment where they have to go to school. Where at their house, they don’t have to go, or their parents can’t afford to send them. The parents expect them to stay home and watch their younger siblings or even start to make money to help put food on the table or to get basic necessities. I also liked the idea that visitors, like their parents, are allowed to come every day for visitation hours. This allows them to still have a relationship with their family even though they made a mistake and are locked up. But sadly enough most parents don’t go and see their kids. Either they dont have the money to go see them or don’t have the time because they are too busy taking care of their other children and making money to care for them. Their cells aren’t very clean and they have very strict rules to follow. The discussion groups that they have every day is also a good way to relieve stress and be comfortable with expressing your feelings and open up to others. This can also help build relationships and trust with one another throughout the jail. Many of them do hold grudges on one another because maybe they belong to different gangs, or live on the opposite side of the south end and aren’t allowed to interact. But the more they break that ground and bearer the more they are to behave and help one another as they are locked up. #notaplumber002
Although this was my second time at the juvenile jail facility, I still learned a fair bit I didn’t learn at my first tour. Something I found interesting when we were given opportunities to ask questions was that there aren’t very in-depth statistics on the recidivism rates for juveniles anywhere in the country. This was relatively surprising to me- I figured this would be one of the more important statistics we’d want to know as a country. I believe that if you can keep the juveniles that are in these facilities to change their ways and behaviors while they’re still underage, you could potentially significantly reduce our recidivism rates as a whole across the country. Most of the time, when these kids come into these facilities, they have had a relatively “poor” childhood- meaning they aren’t nearly as privileged as those of us in college, have a functional, good-influencing family, or the structure they need to ensure they end up on the right path. Having these kinds of factors while growing up can greatly increase your chances of ending up in and out of jails/prisons the rest of your life. This is why I believe the tour guide of our tour said they believe the rate of those who come back vs the rate of those who they don’t see again is about equal- this would put the recidivism rates of our juvenile facility on par with the adult facilities countrywide. The other thing I learned this visit that I was previously unaware of was that the kids have access to ps4’s, xbox’s, and a variety of games to play. This is a very highly desired privilege that the kids have to work incredibly hard to earn, making it (in my opinion), a very effective means of influencing good behavior. GMan003
Going to the Juvenile Detention Center was an eye-opening experience. I learned a lot when the representatives came to our class to talk and give us a rundown of what they do at the detention center. The first speaker spoke about the program as a whole and the different missions of the detention center. On the website the mission of the center is; To further justice by providing a safe, caring environment that guides children in our care towards productive lives and enhances community safety and well being. That is a powerful mission statement. The speaker also talked a lot about PREA. PREA is the prison rape elimination act. The center is very very well equipped on this subject, and you can tell they take it very seriously. They talked about it a lot while they were visiting our class, and talked about it a lot while we were at the detention center. The next speaker talked about the different programs that they offer at the detention center. They have a great system of discipline for the kids that works and is thriving. The center has also started a gardening program for the kids that they got a grant for and are proud of. He also went into detail of the discipline. I did not know that Limestone teachers taught there. That is pretty cool that they do that. I was surprised while we were there because it did not seem like a jail. It seemed like a school. There were murals on the wall and classrooms and gyms. The cells were a lot smaller than I expected. It was cool having them come in and talk, and it helped while we were touring the detention center. -Legion001
The juvenile detention center was a very interesting tour to take. I had a completely different view of what I was expecting the place to be like on the inside. When we entered the facility, there was parents of children in the facility waiting to see their kids. There was actually quite a few parents coming in and out of the visiting area. I was a little surprised at how many parents were in there. I did not realized that they got so many visitors. We were split into two groups and shown around the detention center. I noticed that all over the walls there were inspirational quotes from people. I thought this was an awesome thing to have. Many individuals in the facility most likely do not have that sort of support and effort put into their success and to see this was a great thing. The next thing I noticed was that the detention center looked almost like a school. In one room it was a miniature classroom setup. This was something that surprised me the most. I was not expecting them to be doing the same school work that every other kid does if they were in school. The tour guide explained that Limestone Schools send homework that they are working on, over to the juvenile detention center. This way, kids can continue to learn even when they are down on their luck. The overall experience of actually being there and seeing what the children truly go through was very eye opening. -AS003
The tour we received for the juvenile detention center was not what I had expected. I had always expected a more jail like experience but that is just the stigma that get from modern television. The systems that the center uses to correct behavior may sound childish but the effectiveness is there such as the time out system. When a resident misbehaves they are sent to the nearest wall to face and have a 10 minute time out face their infraction and own up to it. Owning up to doing something wrong and admitting it can really have a lasting impact on the residents mindset regarding making mistakes. The entire facility has certain guidelines when dealing with certain residents who may be under age but that is to protect them. The fact that it is not such an easy place to be sent to is quite interesting because of their ten point system that they score the children on and I think that is a very good idea. Having that 10 point system allows for some children to stay out of the system and keep them away from the entire experience of being incarcerated and hopefully reduce their future chances of being incarcerated. The residents are allowed as many visits from family as they want and when we were told that some residents have not seen a visitor in a year is very saddening because that could be the reason why they were sent there in the first place. Our group was also told that some kids will get on a bus and try admit themselves to get away from their home lives because they are treated so much better at the center. That really shows the positive impact this center has on the lives on children while helping reduce recidivism rates in their futures. -Blues001
At the Juvenile Detention Center I learned a lot about the goals of their facility. I have been there before, last semester, and I learned more about the facility than I did last time that I was there. The goal of the Juvenile Detention Center is to provide a safe and clean environment for the residences that are in the system. Every child who commits a crime will be placed in the delinquency center. This is based on the severity of the crime. By using this system, it reduces the number of residences. When a child does commit a crime, within 40 hours, of the crime the kid will stand before a judge. This requirement is fairly new to the state of Illinois. At the facility have a total of sixty beds. They do not allow juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, which is different from the jail. The average age of a resident can be anywhere from 11 to 18 years old. Although in the past they have, had younger. Also at the juvenile detention center, they do separate the genders. However, they still do interact with one another. The interaction is most likely during school time. They also separate the classrooms by age as well. I found it interesting that, at the juvenile detention center, they respect a kid’s sexual preference. Like, if they are transgender, they would ask what pronouns that they would like to identify as. I found it interesting because in society people might not be ready for that kind of situation, but in the juvenile detention center they just go with it and respect that choice. Same at the prison. They don’t know what to do with someone who identifies as transgender. By what to do with, I mean where to put them. I enjoyed our visit to the Juvenile Detention Center and hope that they keep doing what they are doing. –Adventureflight002
The tour at the Juvenile Detention Facility was a very informative experience. Every child who commits a crime will be placed in the delinquency center. This is based on the severity of the crime. By using this system, it reduces the number of residences. When a child does commit a crime, within 40 hours, of the crime the kid will stand before a judge. This requirement is fairly new to the state of Illinois. At the facility have a total of sixty beds. They do not allow juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, which is different from the jail. The average age of a resident can be anywhere from 11 to 18 years old. Which I found to be really interesting. The cells aren’t very clean and they have very strict rules to follow. They have discussion groups every day which is a good way to relieve stress and be comfortable with expressing your feelings and open up to others. This can also help build relationships and trust. I also found the command center to be really cool as to how all the cameras and doors are watched throughout the JDC. Overall, I throughly enjoyed my time at the Juvenile Detention Facility. -CUBSFAN002
We as a class visited the Juvenile Detention Facility on Wednesday April 17. I found that the set up of the detention center was a lot like actual jail. I really wanted to see some of the kids but their were in the showers. I feel like it would be very depressing being a working and dealing with all the kids. When we were there, they were not able to got us the recitative rate. This rate is the rate of kids getting released and then going back in later because of another crime they did. All those kids could have been more innocent than others. Some of those kids, their parents come be in jail and that’s all they know. The education part of the facility is just like a normal classroom. The classrooms were step up like actual classrooms with desks and the teachers desk. The class portion is taught by the Limestone Community School District. They have class Monday-Thursday so teachers who teach there like having Fridays off. As we looked into the classrooms, they looked pretty close to what a normal classroom would be. Walking through the facility it looked pretty much looked like a children’s environment. There was stuff painted on the walls and dark colored walls to calm the nerves of the juveniles. I found that the juvenile facility was pretty similar to how they kept the adults. The kids were showing so we didn’t get to see any of the children but we did get to see the visitation. There was about 3 different families there to visit their children. Seeing how the kids have to live(similar to adults) makes me glad I never had to go there when I was a kid. -chicubs002
I did not get to attend the tour of the juvenile facility, but I did get to hear from a few people that work there in our criminal justice class. From what I gathered, the juvenile facility we have in Peoria County is in it for all the right reasons. Their main concern is the children they house, as it should be. The kids in this facility are properly fed, separated accordingly, getting an education, and having their behaviors modified as needed. I would have loved to have been able to witness their programs in motion, I'm sure the facility was just as great as they made it sound. -psych001
The juvenile detention center was very interesting. One thing I was looking forward to is seeing the residents because the speakers that came and talked to us told us that we would see their different color shirts and would have the opportunity to talk to them. One thing I thought that was important that people may have not seen was all the paintings and murals. I think those can speak a lot of words to the juveniles, especially since they will see them every day. Another thing I found surprising was that the juvenile detention center cells were not any better than the jail cells. I figured they would have been a little more humane, especially since they were kids. Bethany Smith said that it is hard for the teachers to teach the residents, because they are all at different levels of education. This is not the juvenile detention centers problem, but it is the Peoria area school districts and whoever their legal guardian is. Unfortunately, many of these kids don’t have responsible legal guardians. One thing I found really interesting is how often they check on the kids. If they don’t show any suicidal signs, they do 10 minute checks, but if they do show suicidal signs, they do 4 minute checks. The points system is smart because that will prevent the center from overcrowding. -lilbaby001
This was my first time at the juvenile detention center and it was not what I expected. I thought it would look if not the same but really similar to the jail across the street. It was definitely more kid friendly that I thought. They had painted walls and carpet in the hallways which made it welcoming. The cells that they sleep in were like the cells at the county jail. They had no mirrors or windows, it was just a toilet, sink and a place to put your beds. For some reason I thought they had metal beds and all the girls within a certain age range was all in this one big room together which is not the case. They have different levels a kid could be on when they are in their and the higher the level the better. You can get to stay up later and buy things and have a little more freedom than the others. The youngest a kid has been in there was at age 11 and the lady who gave us the tour said when they are younger it's mostly for hitting their parents and not listening to them. The oldest someone can be in there is 25 and the lady thinks it's gonna get moved up to 28. Someone this old would be in there if they need to get charged for an offence they did when they were younger. She also told us about youth with illnesses/mental illnesses and said there's a good amount of them who come in there with a mental illness. She also said that there are a lot of girls who come in there not knowing they are pregnant and have to go get treatment from a doctor. The thing that gets me is that they don't have to tell their parents at all no matter how young they are. It is all up to them if they choose to or not. They are also allowed to get abortions without telling their parents. The tour was a great experience and I hope the next time I go there I can hear from a few of the residents that live there. -brooklyn
This was my first time ever visiting an juvenile detention center. I assumed I would see more offenders and staff but it seemed to be empty or wrong place at wrong time. I however enjoyed the security in which the establishment had. The use of full control from a locked room was very interesting, as well as the activities that they had. I was suprised to see a few game systems and when she mentioned the fact that offenders can play the games when expressing good behavior was shocking to me. Another significant shock to me was the garden, I did not expect for any organizations to be reaching out in that way, I think it is a very good use of the plants as well as the kids involved. - Lobster001
The goal of the Juvenile Delinquency Center is to provide a safe and clean environment for the residences who are in the system. Not every crime a child commits will place them in the delinquency center. They have a ten-point system that allows the child’s crime to be graded, this judges the severity of the crime. By using this grading system, it reduces the number of small offenses. I think that is a good approach since not every crime a child commits needs to placed in the delinquency center. After the crime has been committed the child will stand before the judge within 40 hours of the crime. This is a fairly new requirement for the state of Illinois. They have a total of sixty beds within this facility. So, they have the ability to double in size. They do not allow the juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, this is different from the jail. It is much safer to avoid double bunk. The average age of a resident is between 11 and 18 years old. There is some separation between genders, however, they do still interact with one another. For instance, during the day in class, the males sit in front, while the females sit behind. This reduces some tension between them, as some of the males would touch and pick on a few females. This is highly uncalled for, since this facility is a zero-tolerance center. They strive on providing a safe place for their employees and the residences. I think this goal is admirable, and every facility should proceed with this goal in mind. Within this facility, they have a mobile library that the youth can utilize. I think this is neat as the local churches and schools can donate books to. There are sixteen juvenile delinquency centers through out the state of Illinois. I am surprised there aren’t more facilities in the state. Some counties have a contract with other counties that have a juvenile center; since not every county in Illinois has the funds or resources for their own center. As a career, I think becoming a Juvenile Delinquency Officer would be an experience of a life time. Becoming a positive role model for so many juveniles would have such a great impact on the community. -CoalRoller003
ReplyDeleteThis was my third time taking a tour of the Juvenile Detention Center. I also learn something new everytime I go. Having the environment of school is such a good idea to keep their education flowing and steady. Most of the kids probably don’t even go to school when they are living at home. All they know is what they remember from elementary school and what they have learned out on the streets and what their friends and family have taught them. Another thing I believed to be interesting is that we were told some kids like being there, they want to reoffend because they know they have food, or a shelter, and safety. So therefore, they may commit a crime to get locked up. It is more of a strict environment where they have to go to school. Where at their house, they don’t have to go, or their parents can’t afford to send them. The parents expect them to stay home and watch their younger siblings or even start to make money to help put food on the table or to get basic necessities. I also liked the idea that visitors, like their parents, are allowed to come every day for visitation hours. This allows them to still have a relationship with their family even though they made a mistake and are locked up. But sadly enough most parents don’t go and see their kids. Either they dont have the money to go see them or don’t have the time because they are too busy taking care of their other children and making money to care for them. Their cells aren’t very clean and they have very strict rules to follow. The discussion groups that they have every day is also a good way to relieve stress and be comfortable with expressing your feelings and open up to others. This can also help build relationships and trust with one another throughout the jail. Many of them do hold grudges on one another because maybe they belong to different gangs, or live on the opposite side of the south end and aren’t allowed to interact. But the more they break that ground and bearer the more they are to behave and help one another as they are locked up. #notaplumber002
ReplyDeleteAlthough this was my second time at the juvenile jail facility, I still learned a fair bit I didn’t learn at my first tour. Something I found interesting when we were given opportunities to ask questions was that there aren’t very in-depth statistics on the recidivism rates for juveniles anywhere in the country. This was relatively surprising to me- I figured this would be one of the more important statistics we’d want to know as a country. I believe that if you can keep the juveniles that are in these facilities to change their ways and behaviors while they’re still underage, you could potentially significantly reduce our recidivism rates as a whole across the country. Most of the time, when these kids come into these facilities, they have had a relatively “poor” childhood- meaning they aren’t nearly as privileged as those of us in college, have a functional, good-influencing family, or the structure they need to ensure they end up on the right path. Having these kinds of factors while growing up can greatly increase your chances of ending up in and out of jails/prisons the rest of your life. This is why I believe the tour guide of our tour said they believe the rate of those who come back vs the rate of those who they don’t see again is about equal- this would put the recidivism rates of our juvenile facility on par with the adult facilities countrywide. The other thing I learned this visit that I was previously unaware of was that the kids have access to ps4’s, xbox’s, and a variety of games to play. This is a very highly desired privilege that the kids have to work incredibly hard to earn, making it (in my opinion), a very effective means of influencing good behavior. GMan003
ReplyDeleteGoing to the Juvenile Detention Center was an eye-opening experience. I learned a lot when the representatives came to our class to talk and give us a rundown of what they do at the detention center. The first speaker spoke about the program as a whole and the different missions of the detention center. On the website the mission of the center is; To further justice by providing a safe, caring environment that guides children in our care towards productive lives and enhances community safety and well being. That is a powerful mission statement. The speaker also talked a lot about PREA. PREA is the prison rape elimination act. The center is very very well equipped on this subject, and you can tell they take it very seriously. They talked about it a lot while they were visiting our class, and talked about it a lot while we were at the detention center. The next speaker talked about the different programs that they offer at the detention center. They have a great system of discipline for the kids that works and is thriving. The center has also started a gardening program for the kids that they got a grant for and are proud of. He also went into detail of the discipline. I did not know that Limestone teachers taught there. That is pretty cool that they do that. I was surprised while we were there because it did not seem like a jail. It seemed like a school. There were murals on the wall and classrooms and gyms. The cells were a lot smaller than I expected. It was cool having them come in and talk, and it helped while we were touring the detention center. -Legion001
ReplyDeleteThe juvenile detention center was a very interesting tour to take. I had a completely different view of what I was expecting the place to be like on the inside. When we entered the facility, there was parents of children in the facility waiting to see their kids. There was actually quite a few parents coming in and out of the visiting area. I was a little surprised at how many parents were in there. I did not realized that they got so many visitors. We were split into two groups and shown around the detention center. I noticed that all over the walls there were inspirational quotes from people. I thought this was an awesome thing to have. Many individuals in the facility most likely do not have that sort of support and effort put into their success and to see this was a great thing. The next thing I noticed was that the detention center looked almost like a school. In one room it was a miniature classroom setup. This was something that surprised me the most. I was not expecting them to be doing the same school work that every other kid does if they were in school. The tour guide explained that Limestone Schools send homework that they are working on, over to the juvenile detention center. This way, kids can continue to learn even when they are down on their luck. The overall experience of actually being there and seeing what the children truly go through was very eye opening. -AS003
ReplyDeleteThe tour we received for the juvenile detention center was not what I had expected. I had always expected a more jail like experience but that is just the stigma that get from modern television. The systems that the center uses to correct behavior may sound childish but the effectiveness is there such as the time out system. When a resident misbehaves they are sent to the nearest wall to face and have a 10 minute time out face their infraction and own up to it. Owning up to doing something wrong and admitting it can really have a lasting impact on the residents mindset regarding making mistakes. The entire facility has certain guidelines when dealing with certain residents who may be under age but that is to protect them. The fact that it is not such an easy place to be sent to is quite interesting because of their ten point system that they score the children on and I think that is a very good idea. Having that 10 point system allows for some children to stay out of the system and keep them away from the entire experience of being incarcerated and hopefully reduce their future chances of being incarcerated. The residents are allowed as many visits from family as they want and when we were told that some residents have not seen a visitor in a year is very saddening because that could be the reason why they were sent there in the first place. Our group was also told that some kids will get on a bus and try admit themselves to get away from their home lives because they are treated so much better at the center. That really shows the positive impact this center has on the lives on children while helping reduce recidivism rates in their futures. -Blues001
ReplyDeleteAt the Juvenile Detention Center I learned a lot about the goals of their facility. I have been there before, last semester, and I learned more about the facility than I did last time that I was there. The goal of the Juvenile Detention Center is to provide a safe and clean environment for the residences that are in the system. Every child who commits a crime will be placed in the delinquency center. This is based on the severity of the crime. By using this system, it reduces the number of residences. When a child does commit a crime, within 40 hours, of the crime the kid will stand before a judge. This requirement is fairly new to the state of Illinois. At the facility have a total of sixty beds. They do not allow juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, which is different from the jail. The average age of a resident can be anywhere from 11 to 18 years old. Although in the past they have, had younger. Also at the juvenile detention center, they do separate the genders. However, they still do interact with one another. The interaction is most likely during school time. They also separate the classrooms by age as well. I found it interesting that, at the juvenile detention center, they respect a kid’s sexual preference. Like, if they are transgender, they would ask what pronouns that they would like to identify as. I found it interesting because in society people might not be ready for that kind of situation, but in the juvenile detention center they just go with it and respect that choice. Same at the prison. They don’t know what to do with someone who identifies as transgender. By what to do with, I mean where to put them. I enjoyed our visit to the Juvenile Detention Center and hope that they keep doing what they are doing. –Adventureflight002
ReplyDeleteThe tour at the Juvenile Detention Facility was a very informative experience. Every child who commits a crime will be placed in the delinquency center. This is based on the severity of the crime. By using this system, it reduces the number of residences. When a child does commit a crime, within 40 hours, of the crime the kid will stand before a judge. This requirement is fairly new to the state of Illinois. At the facility have a total of sixty beds. They do not allow juveniles to double bunk with other juveniles, which is different from the jail. The average age of a resident can be anywhere from 11 to 18 years old. Which I found to be really interesting. The cells aren’t very clean and they have very strict rules to follow. They have discussion groups every day which is a good way to relieve stress and be comfortable with expressing your feelings and open up to others. This can also help build relationships and trust. I also found the command center to be really cool as to how all the cameras and doors are watched throughout the JDC. Overall, I throughly enjoyed my time at the Juvenile Detention Facility.
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We as a class visited the Juvenile Detention Facility on Wednesday April 17. I found that the set up of the detention center was a lot like actual jail. I really wanted to see some of the kids but their were in the showers. I feel like it would be very depressing being a working and dealing with all the kids. When we were there, they were not able to got us the recitative rate. This rate is the rate of kids getting released and then going back in later because of another crime they did. All those kids could have been more innocent than others. Some of those kids, their parents come be in jail and that’s all they know. The education part of the facility is just like a normal classroom. The classrooms were step up like actual classrooms with desks and the teachers desk. The class portion is taught by the Limestone Community School District. They have class Monday-Thursday so teachers who teach there like having Fridays off. As we looked into the classrooms, they looked pretty close to what a normal classroom would be. Walking through the facility it looked pretty much looked like a children’s environment. There was stuff painted on the walls and dark colored walls to calm the nerves of the juveniles. I found that the juvenile facility was pretty similar to how they kept the adults. The kids were showing so we didn’t get to see any of the children but we did get to see the visitation. There was about 3 different families there to visit their children. Seeing how the kids have to live(similar to adults) makes me glad I never had to go there when I was a kid. -chicubs002
ReplyDeleteI did not get to attend the tour of the juvenile facility, but I did get to hear from a few people that work there in our criminal justice class. From what I gathered, the juvenile facility we have in Peoria County is in it for all the right reasons. Their main concern is the children they house, as it should be. The kids in this facility are properly fed, separated accordingly, getting an education, and having their behaviors modified as needed. I would have loved to have been able to witness their programs in motion, I'm sure the facility was just as great as they made it sound. -psych001
ReplyDeleteThe juvenile detention center was very interesting. One thing I was looking forward to is seeing the residents because the speakers that came and talked to us told us that we would see their different color shirts and would have the opportunity to talk to them. One thing I thought that was important that people may have not seen was all the paintings and murals. I think those can speak a lot of words to the juveniles, especially since they will see them every day. Another thing I found surprising was that the juvenile detention center cells were not any better than the jail cells. I figured they would have been a little more humane, especially since they were kids. Bethany Smith said that it is hard for the teachers to teach the residents, because they are all at different levels of education. This is not the juvenile detention centers problem, but it is the Peoria area school districts and whoever their legal guardian is. Unfortunately, many of these kids don’t have responsible legal guardians. One thing I found really interesting is how often they check on the kids. If they don’t show any suicidal signs, they do 10 minute checks, but if they do show suicidal signs, they do 4 minute checks. The points system is smart because that will prevent the center from overcrowding. -lilbaby001
ReplyDeleteThis was my first time at the juvenile detention center and it was not what I expected. I thought it would look if not the same but really similar to the jail across the street. It was definitely more kid friendly that I thought. They had painted walls and carpet in the hallways which made it welcoming. The cells that they sleep in were like the cells at the county jail. They had no mirrors or windows, it was just a toilet, sink and a place to put your beds. For some reason I thought they had metal beds and all the girls within a certain age range was all in this one big room together which is not the case. They have different levels a kid could be on when they are in their and the higher the level the better. You can get to stay up later and buy things and have a little more freedom than the others. The youngest a kid has been in there was at age 11 and the lady who gave us the tour said when they are younger it's mostly for hitting their parents and not listening to them. The oldest someone can be in there is 25 and the lady thinks it's gonna get moved up to 28. Someone this old would be in there if they need to get charged for an offence they did when they were younger. She also told us about youth with illnesses/mental illnesses and said there's a good amount of them who come in there with a mental illness. She also said that there are a lot of girls who come in there not knowing they are pregnant and have to go get treatment from a doctor. The thing that gets me is that they don't have to tell their parents at all no matter how young they are. It is all up to them if they choose to or not. They are also allowed to get abortions without telling their parents. The tour was a great experience and I hope the next time I go there I can hear from a few of the residents that live there. -brooklyn
ReplyDeleteThis was my first time ever visiting an juvenile detention center. I assumed I would see more offenders and staff but it seemed to be empty or wrong place at wrong time. I however enjoyed the security in which the establishment had. The use of full control from a locked room was very interesting, as well as the activities that they had. I was suprised to see a few game systems and when she mentioned the fact that offenders can play the games when expressing good behavior was shocking to me. Another significant shock to me was the garden, I did not expect for any organizations to be reaching out in that way, I think it is a very good use of the plants as well as the kids involved. - Lobster001
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