CJS 240 Week 6

Corrections and Treatment

The United States Juvenile Corrections department works with at risk juveniles in various ways through various programs. Some of these programs are labeled as community based treatment programs, incarceration or institutionalization programs and after care programs. All programs are aimed at deterring juveniles from criminal behavior and with hopes of rehabilitation.

Community based programs involve different types of programs including probation, restitution, counseling, vocational training and residential treatment programs such as foster care. Community based programs are for those juveniles who are not a threat to the community and have a greater chance of successfully completing a rehabilitation program. Two concepts that I would like to...