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7 pages in length. A discussion of juvenile justice and the role that probation plays in it. Based upon library research, the writer examines several existing programs and analyzes which techniques are effective in achieving the goals of juvenile corrections as well as which ones are not effective in achieving those goals. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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According to my research, this "system" lacks coordination and an understanding and agreement on vocabulary and terminology (Jenkins, 1992). It is easy for individuals responsible for one part of
the system to see problems with other parts of the system and to complain that "they" are doing or not doing something that makes "our" job more difficult.
Some of the components objectives are clearly in conflict. Law enforcement has the goal of getting juvenile offenders off the street for the longest period of time possible;
juvenile courts and juvenile probation have the goal and mandate of getting juvenile offenders into the least restrictive environment; and juvenile corrections has the goal of getting youth into community-based
programs as quickly as possible (Cohn, 1995). Fortunately, a few juvenile probation departments do provide promising, positive practices. Combining work experience and restorative justice sanctions
for young offenders, programs and supervision units in parts of Oregon and selected jurisdictions of a few other states like Massachusetts, California, and Pennsylvania seem to stand apart from traditional
juvenile probation in the priority being given to competency development and accountability outcomes (Bazemore, 1991). Further, by carefully "programming" offenders free time in the community using close adult supervision, often
in group settings, these community-based probation programs ensure public protection in ways not possible using standard casework probation approaches and without use of incarceration (Klein, 1991).
From what I read, observing the probation or community supervision process in these locales, one would typically see youth actively involved with adult supervisors in productive work projects with
clear value to the community while earning money to pay back their victims (and some to keep) (Jenkins, 1988; Mosier, 1988). One would be less likely to observe delinquent clients
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