Prevention programs should be pursued with serious vigour. Especially in view of the fact that prevention programs over incarceration. Punishment and treatment, both have merit throughout the United States a few agree a great deal with one than the other. Rehabilitation and treatment programs can offer an opportunity for all juvenile offenders before outcry that the offenders deserve punishment. However, the public is concerned and demand the stricter penalties while others believe in the success of treatment programs. “Public opinion is so widely positive on the issue of progressive policies for wayward youths that ‘child saving’ can be considered a core cultural belief. Not only do people seem to favor such policies, but there is also evidence
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Many juveniles continue involvement in delinquent behavior. If prevention programs are not introduced early in childhood; delinquency will occur followed by recidivism. Retaining juveniles in the juvenile justice system are evidently effective. Therefore, when juveniles are transferred to adult court, they are more likely to recidivate. “Risk factors such as offense history, problem behavior, and family involvement were explored. Youth involved in this study were incarcerated from 2 to 4 years and follow-up was conducted between 2 to 5.8 years post-release. The overall recidivism rate for this population was 79.9%. Factors that were found to be predictive of recidivism included a more extensive and serious offense history, lack of empathy and/or conscience, antisocial behavior during treatment, and family problems” (Baduszek, 2014, 259). The juvenile justice system has created a system that fails to prevent recidivism and focuses mostly on punishment instead. Juveniles are sent to years in prison as punishment instead of for punishment. Therefore, relapsing is easy when the offense was substance abuse and programs aren’t offered after release. The highest increase in recidivism is seen when a juvenile transfers to criminal court. Clearly, recidivism can be decreased because there’s evident studies suggesting the do’s and don’ts in order to fight against repeated juvenile offenders. “Some studies have focused on how transfers negatively affect the maturation process of juveniles in mid-adolescence to late adolescence and interfere with their abilities to accomplish vital developmental tasks, thereby heightening their risk of failure once released from the justice system” (Hess, 2013,
Many juveniles continue involvement in delinquent behavior. If prevention programs are not introduced early in childhood; delinquency will occur followed by recidivism. Retaining juveniles in the juvenile justice system are evidently effective. Therefore, when juveniles are transferred to adult court, they are more likely to recidivate. “Risk factors such as offense history, problem behavior, and family involvement were explored. Youth involved in this study were incarcerated from 2 to 4 years and follow-up was conducted between 2 to 5.8 years post-release. The overall recidivism rate for this population was 79.9%. Factors that were found to be predictive of recidivism included a more extensive and serious offense history, lack of empathy and/or conscience, antisocial behavior during treatment, and family problems” (Baduszek, 2014, 259). The juvenile justice system has created a system that fails to prevent recidivism and focuses mostly on punishment instead. Juveniles are sent to years in prison as punishment instead of for punishment. Therefore, relapsing is easy when the offense was substance abuse and programs aren’t offered after release. The highest increase in recidivism is seen when a juvenile transfers to criminal court. Clearly, recidivism can be decreased because there’s evident studies suggesting the do’s and don’ts in order to fight against repeated juvenile offenders. “Some studies have focused on how transfers negatively affect the maturation process of juveniles in mid-adolescence to late adolescence and interfere with their abilities to accomplish vital developmental tasks, thereby heightening their risk of failure once released from the justice system” (Hess, 2013,