Rehabilitating America s Youth A Look At The Concerning...

Rehabilitating America’s Youth: A Look at the Concerning Impacts of the Juvenile Justice System. Jonathan D. Estep Theories of Criminal Behavior CRJU3110 Dr. Evaristus Obinyan Middle Georgia State University November 22, 2016 Abstract This research takes a look at, the current state of the American Juvenile Justice Center in order to determine whether or not it has been effective in fulfilling its purpose. This research implements both primary and secondary sources including peer reviewed articles, professional assessment, and readings from the course text. The focus of the research aimed at exposing the negative impacts affecting the youth in the Juvenile Justice Center, highly negative environments and the damage to developmental growth. Rehabilitating America’s Youth: A Look at the Concerning Impacts of the Juvenile Justice System. It has been almost 171 years since the establishment of America’s first juvenile detention center. Despite the change in culture, developments in psychology, and many years of application, the countries approach to reconciling criminal activity among youth has changed very little. A marginally refitted form of the model of adult incarceration, with a small amount of programming added in, has been the standard for rehabilitating delinquents set forth. It is absurd and ancient standard that has only produced failure at a high cost. The American Juvenile Justice System and its laws are in need of a overhaul to a systemShow MoreRelatedSingle Parent Families Vs. Two Parent Homes3398 Words   |  14 PagesAlberta Merriweather September 5, 2014 CRJS 490 Single parent homes vs. two parent homes to The increase of Juvenile delinquency It is not uncommon for a child in today’s society to be raised in a single-parent household Compared to peers in intact families, adolescents in single-parent families and stepfamilies seem more likely to engage in delinquency as I research. This relationship appears to be operating through differences in family processes parental involvement, supervision, monitoringRead MoreDifferences Between Family And Parent Families3378 Words   |  14 Pagesmarried-biological parents), youths living in two-biological-parent blended families, two biological- parent cohabiting families, biological mother- stepfather families, biological-mother cohabiting partner families, biological-mother only families, biological father-cohabiting partner families, biological-father-only families, grandparent only families, and foster families engaged, on average, in higher levels of antisocial behavior. These practices are contemplated by (Parke, 2003)youth s sexual orientation