Jayquan is not currently on any form of juvenile supervision but he has been on juvenile probation in Chesapeake for an assault and battery charge in 2013. His case was closed to services on November 23, 2014, when he completed a period of probation, completed an anger management program, completed 25 hours of community service work and paid restitution. Jayquan also has a Learner’s Permit violation in Portsmouth on April 5, 2014. He was ordered to complete 15 hours of community service work which he did on April 13, 2015. Jayquan is currently an adult and being held in the Chesapeake Correctional Center for charges in Chesapeake of Concealed Weapon (2 counts), Receiving Stolen Firearm, and Possession of Marijuana.…
Children who are offered opportunities to be of genuine help to others who need it are often most helped themselves through this opportunity (Henderson, 2007). With the assessment information as well as the additional information I was able to obtain from the client by effectively listening and communicating I can refer them to various agencies, such as: The Salvation…
I have enclosed the completed staffing analysis for the juvenile unit. This analysis establishes the need for additional staff in the Juvenile Detention Unit. The additional staff are required to ensure compliance with the criteria set forth by the State of New Mexico Juvenile Detention Standards and the United States Department of Justice: Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The staffing ratios, direct supervision requirement, as well as, the separation and supervision based on the gender of juvenile detainees are the primary factors requiring staff to be relieved when performing other essential and required duties, beyond the direct supervision of juvenile detainees.…
1. Why would you like to be a Youth Court member? (150 words) My interest in becoming a Youth Court member is because I want to contribute in some way to my community. My reason for wanting to be a Youth Court member is similar to my reason for wanting to be a lawyer, and someday a judge, when I grow up.…
As a Society, we emphasize that children are our future and how they have the potential to keep changing the world, which is why we must invest in their future. However, it seems that those children that are classified or seen as deviant are not a part of that vision of having the potential to make a positive impact. Therefore, their life does not matter, which is why they get lost in a system and carry a mentality that they do not matter. A major purpose of prison is to cause rehabilitation, being able to allow these individuals incarnated to become enable them to be a law abiding citizen. Even though, that is the purpose of prison if it is not working for adults then we must have a better solution for our youth because once they age out of…
Even though orphaned children – actual or metaphorical – are faced with early emotional maturation, they cannot face an adversary or darkness without the help of a supportive group of friends…
Jenalee Dawson Week 2 /Capstone I 585 Professional Investigation October 22nd 2015 As a current social worker, for this assignment I wanted to stay within my same current field , yet focus on careers within different departments of interest working in case management and social services. My career goal is to work as a Probation and or Parole officer within the near future, and I have a strong interest in becoming a Victim Advocate and working with the District Attorney.…
Juvenile Mentor and Youth Services Aide I am pursuing my A.A.S. degree in criminal justice in hopes of one day obtaining employment in the juvenile justice system, more specifically in the field of juvenile mentoring and rehabilitation. Growing up as a troubled youth myself and being part of the juvenile justice system I feel that I have something positive to offer to today’s youth. I have experienced many hardships throughout my adult life that I otherwise would not have experienced had I abided by the law as a teenager. I am a direct result of the positive influence that the juvenile justice system can have on an individual.…
According to statistics by the National Center for Juvenile Justice law enforcement agencies made approximately 1.9 million arrest of juveniles under 18 in 2009 and has had steadily increased through 2015. At the center of Juvenile Correctional facility are the officers that work there called Juvenile Detention Officer who specialize providing security for juvenile offenders who have been charged and those that are waiting to be sentenced. The educational requirements for becoming a Juvenile Detention Officer are the individual applying must possess a high school diploma or a GED equivalent. In some cases a college degree or college credit might be required but this may vary. However if you have law enforcement or military experience this may be substituted for the college credit.…
Hi Caitlyn! Did you have Bachelors Degree at the time when you became a Detention Officer? In New Jersey, they claim that I need a Bachelors degree, but I heard it may be different in other states. That seems like an interesting job though. You’re lucky to be in that position.…
Introduction Across the world there are students attending school, now what happens if they are in contact with the judicial system, where does this leave their academic success? Why do we care about juveniles and their academic future? Statistic are against juveniles when it come to their educational success after initial contact with the system. In a study by Brown, Riley, Walrath, Leaf and Valdez (2008) about 62.4% of juveniles whom had been in contact with criminal justice system and returned to school showed difficulty performing academically. Additionally, in the study by Hirschfield (2009) found that juveniles that were arrested in the first two years of high school were 8 times more likely to drop than those who were not arrested.…
Many Americans are aware that little is being done about the current issue involving the increasing prison population in their country. As of two years ago, The United States was home to less than five percent of the population in the world, yet home to approximately one fifth of all prisoners in the world. This has become a problem that has been extensively discussed in recent years. This issue has and will continue to negatively affect the image of the United States, its citizens, and its law enforcement agencies. It seems as though the United States has been overcome by an obsession with prison.…
When a child has been torn down and thinks that they are worthless, they have probably been told these things or similar things. Trying to rebuild a destroyed child can be very difficult. You will need to let them know you are here for them, that you are proud of them, and that no matter what they do that you will love them. You need to know these things when dealing with child psychology because it is completely up to you to help the children out.…
1 I come from a long line of educators and administrators on both sides of my family. Various relatives of mine have taught me to understand and appreciate the importance of education. This being the case, they have inspired my decision to be a teacher, preferably an elementary school teacher. Last year, I sat in on my aunt’s third grade class at Washington Irving, an elementary school in my district that I attended for three years. After visiting the classroom a handful of times, I absolutely fell in love.…
Emotion has always been an important aspect in many various situations in my life. From separating analytical work from emotion, to finding a critical key in myself as a person. Reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson awoken the part of myself that runs on compassion and broke it into many pieces that I am not quite sure how to put back together. Hearing stories of mistakes and life-long destruction of people’s lives, whether they be innocent or guilty, brought the terrible and broken justice system to light. In general, the stories of innocent, or unjust convictions of guilty persons, resonated deep in my heart and my head.…