Characteristics of Juvenile Probation & Requirements
Most Common Types of Probation Requirements
Along with juvenile probation comes juvenile probation requirements. In 2009, 59 percent of juveniles were deemed delinquent by a court of law, and out of that, 60 percent were sanctioned with a probationary sentence (NeMoyer et al., 2014). When placed on probation, juveniles face a plethora of stringent obligations, which includes, but not limited to, probation officer check-ins, adherence to curfews, therapy sessions, making amends to any victims of the offense, volunteer work/community service, random illegal drug testing, etc., etc. (2014). Some of the most common required probation terms sanctioned against juvenile delinquents were attending …show more content…
This supports the thought that, because of the costly and in-depth nature of service-oriented juvenile probation, youth courts might not be so willing to hand down a sentence of probation to Blacks (2015). According to NeMoyer et al., Black juveniles were likelier than their White counterparts to not have complied with their court-ordered probation requirements (2014). This suggests that probation officers are stricter on minority probated youth than White juveniles. In fact, it was found that if a probationer was White, the supervising officer had more contact with the family (Bechtold et al., 2015), which supports the notion that Black youth were more likely to fail to comply with their terms of probation because of a lack of involvement of the officer with the probationer’s …show more content…
One such suggestion was directed at communities with significantly high levels of minorities to become more involved within their neighborhoods and with one another (Barnert et al., 2015). Through this social bonding, a sense of cohesion can be fostered amongst members of these areas, because role modeling and support systems are essential. Field trips away from the same-old’ neighborhood assists in exposing youth to other areas besides their own (2015). Another such recommendation was directed at the overall system itself. Instead of referring youth to the traditional juvenile courts, instead they should be funneled through diversion programs (Choate & Manton, 2014). California juveniles that were placed within diversion-based programs instead of the traditional court setting displayed a 50 percent reduced recidivism rate (2014). Similarly, in the great state of Florida, juveniles referred to a diversion program were 33 percent less likely to be incarnated in a correctional facility
Most Common Types of Probation Requirements
Along with juvenile probation comes juvenile probation requirements. In 2009, 59 percent of juveniles were deemed delinquent by a court of law, and out of that, 60 percent were sanctioned with a probationary sentence (NeMoyer et al., 2014). When placed on probation, juveniles face a plethora of stringent obligations, which includes, but not limited to, probation officer check-ins, adherence to curfews, therapy sessions, making amends to any victims of the offense, volunteer work/community service, random illegal drug testing, etc., etc. (2014). Some of the most common required probation terms sanctioned against juvenile delinquents were attending …show more content…
This supports the thought that, because of the costly and in-depth nature of service-oriented juvenile probation, youth courts might not be so willing to hand down a sentence of probation to Blacks (2015). According to NeMoyer et al., Black juveniles were likelier than their White counterparts to not have complied with their court-ordered probation requirements (2014). This suggests that probation officers are stricter on minority probated youth than White juveniles. In fact, it was found that if a probationer was White, the supervising officer had more contact with the family (Bechtold et al., 2015), which supports the notion that Black youth were more likely to fail to comply with their terms of probation because of a lack of involvement of the officer with the probationer’s …show more content…
One such suggestion was directed at communities with significantly high levels of minorities to become more involved within their neighborhoods and with one another (Barnert et al., 2015). Through this social bonding, a sense of cohesion can be fostered amongst members of these areas, because role modeling and support systems are essential. Field trips away from the same-old’ neighborhood assists in exposing youth to other areas besides their own (2015). Another such recommendation was directed at the overall system itself. Instead of referring youth to the traditional juvenile courts, instead they should be funneled through diversion programs (Choate & Manton, 2014). California juveniles that were placed within diversion-based programs instead of the traditional court setting displayed a 50 percent reduced recidivism rate (2014). Similarly, in the great state of Florida, juveniles referred to a diversion program were 33 percent less likely to be incarnated in a correctional facility