According to the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) the costs we bear for overreliance on youth confinement is “sticker shock” (2014). There is a criterion which affirms that temporary confinement of juvenile offenders is still overused in the United States. An established and expanding embodiment of research shows that pre-trial detention and post-adjudication confinement for youth can have remarkably adverse consequences for the juveniles’ ability to get back on the right track. …show more content…
The collaborative process is intended to move participants away from the traditional definition of power as control or domination; towards a definition that allows for shared authority. This results in greater achievements than would be attained by one organization working alone. Since no public safety agency operates in a vacuum, engaging system stakeholders in change efforts helps eliminate barriers, increases opportunities for success, enriches the change process, educates stakeholders about the agency’s work, and creates a shared vision that supports the systemic change efforts (Feely, …show more content…
These include correction, law enforcement agencies, victim advocates, faith-based community organizations and the courts. Associates of the policy task force should include departmental representation from key collaborative community organizations; ergo, containing those who are supportive and those who may challenge application. Engaging those who may not be entirely supportive of application guarantees richer policy growth, educates the policy task force more wholly about the structure, and may conceivably mitigate prospective obstacles.
• Why is collaboration important regarding community based criminal justice social work?
A group involving all the major actors in the justice system can have tremendous formal and informal authority — and its decisions, not just recommendations, can determine outcomes. Actions can be produced instead of advice. (Feely, 2000).
By collaborating with each other, governmental agencies and community-based providers can jointly provide a comprehensive and integrated array of services that could not be provided by a single agency (CJI, 2009). Entry to an orderly network of services and pro-social public contacts can notably strengthen an offender’s ability to overcome. In this framework, collaboration is a productive and advantageous instrument of social action and recidivism