Juvenile Justice Reflection

This class has taught me a lot about different issues that I didn’t realize were such a big problem in our society. I knew that there was always issues with the criminal justice system, but this class taught me the problems behind the problems. Some of the lectures were surprising, and others were alarming, and also terrifying. Certain individuals go through different consequences within the criminal justice system and sometimes, these consequences aren’t fair. I have seen videos of females going through boot camp to “sharpen themselves up”, to a documentary of guys in jail where they are getting education. Males and females are so different in the system. There are individuals that are more at risk for getting caught as well. I have learned …show more content…
Before this class, I didn’t realize how much youths are integrated in the juvenile justice system. Thanks to the books: Punished: The Lives of Black and Latino Boys by Victor Rios, and Between Good and Ghetto by Nikki Jones really pointed out how much youths struggle in the juvenile justice system. I say the word struggle because they are the ones that get hit had the most by the higher authority such as police officers. I am not talking about white youths, I am simply talking about the African American girls and boy and Latino girls and boys. They are picked on so bad by officers because of their skin color. Officers suddenly feel as if they are being attacked when they come across one of these individuals, and they suddenly feel like their lives are being put in danger. This will bring me to my next paragraph where I tell more about why youths are the most targeted human beings in the criminal justice …show more content…
Or is it both? I was thinking there could be a intervention program for both officers and both youth.now there are tons of different programs out there, but why are some of them not working? In light of the developing assortment of research, we now realize that the better and more practical place to stop the "cradle to jail pipeline" is as near the start of that pipeline as would be possible. Early intervention keeps the onset of delinquent behavior and supports the improvement of an adolescent 's advantages and resilience. While numerous past methodologies concentrate on remediating visible or potentially long standing disruptive behavior, research has demonstrated that prevention and early intervention are more successful. In essence, intervening early “not only saves young lives from being wasted,” but also prevents the onset of adult criminal careers and reduces the likelihood of youth becoming serious and violent offenders. This in turn reduces the burden of crime on society. When you have the certain services and and support, positive outcomes will come as