In the article, Incarcerated Youths’ Perspective on Protective Factors and Risk Factors for Juvenile Offending: A Qualitative Analysis, written by Elizabeth Barnert et al. gathered research using the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court, Probation Department, Department of Health Services, and the University of California. The authors are highly educated experts in their field. These range from Psychiatric and Behavioral Sciences to Pediatrics. The article is geared towards other doctors or researchers in the corrections field. It could also reach communities trying to make a difference in adolescents’ lives. This piece is a very insightful view into the minds of the affected youth. The research included a total of twenty participants,
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They presented an extensive investigation to find answers. The informant interviews (conducted October- December 2013) were with imprisoned youths and discussing possible problems for juvenile offenders. These were generally done one-on-one by one of the researchers, Elizabeth Barnert. (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Juveniles characterized their surroundings by home, school, neighborhoods, jail, and the social pressures that invade these surroundings. They discussed their private desires, which were classified as a need for love and attention, discipline and control, role models, and viewpoint on life. When attention and admiration was received from parents, the teens were encourages to perform better. Juveniles felt that having parents rooting them on can make daily life easier to withstand in other environments that were not as healthy. This article points out those important …show more content…
The teens reactions are completely on point with how society handles relationships. If you are not satisfied with your treatment, then find something that can fill the void. Several teens shared that their peers in their neighborhood required more discipline and control to offset their uncontrolled, risky conditions. One of the participants worded it best, regarding his surroundings, “If you live in a ghetto neighborhood, then you get so used to seeing ghetto so you start acting like it. That’s how you start becoming bad...You’re following others because people don’t like to be different.” (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Role models, such as older family members, can also be a major factor in a secure environment. “Every adult is a role model in a child’s eyes” was stated by one teens. (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Students indicated that teachers, probation officers, judges, and health care providers are effective role models. They can offer support and a future-oriented outlook. When teens aren’t exposed to other surrounding and different people, they may not realize there are other options for them to engage
They presented an extensive investigation to find answers. The informant interviews (conducted October- December 2013) were with imprisoned youths and discussing possible problems for juvenile offenders. These were generally done one-on-one by one of the researchers, Elizabeth Barnert. (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Juveniles characterized their surroundings by home, school, neighborhoods, jail, and the social pressures that invade these surroundings. They discussed their private desires, which were classified as a need for love and attention, discipline and control, role models, and viewpoint on life. When attention and admiration was received from parents, the teens were encourages to perform better. Juveniles felt that having parents rooting them on can make daily life easier to withstand in other environments that were not as healthy. This article points out those important …show more content…
The teens reactions are completely on point with how society handles relationships. If you are not satisfied with your treatment, then find something that can fill the void. Several teens shared that their peers in their neighborhood required more discipline and control to offset their uncontrolled, risky conditions. One of the participants worded it best, regarding his surroundings, “If you live in a ghetto neighborhood, then you get so used to seeing ghetto so you start acting like it. That’s how you start becoming bad...You’re following others because people don’t like to be different.” (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Role models, such as older family members, can also be a major factor in a secure environment. “Every adult is a role model in a child’s eyes” was stated by one teens. (Elizabeth S. Barnert) Students indicated that teachers, probation officers, judges, and health care providers are effective role models. They can offer support and a future-oriented outlook. When teens aren’t exposed to other surrounding and different people, they may not realize there are other options for them to engage