Running head: ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS 1
ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS 3
Adolescent Offenders
Thomas J. McCarthy
Grand Canyon University: PCN-535
May 24, 2017
Cultural Influence
Of the total juvenile offenders arrested, about one half of them have substance use disorders. (What role can the juvenile justice system play in addressing adolescent drug abuse?, 2014) But being youthful offenders, these adolescents are lucky because if they were adults they would do jail time; especially during the 1970s and the Nelson Rockefeller Drug Laws. The Rockefeller Drug Laws prosecuted adults with at least two ounces of drug possession with major sentences. (Gray, 2009) Thank God today, even though there are still remnants of the …show more content…
They may also be abusers or have criminal involvement, and be the perpetrators of physical and sexual abuse. Other factors are lack of parental involvement which may be the cause of the substance abuse by the adolescent and delinquent behavior. Effective treatment in this area would need a family-based program that increases family involvement. The approaches that can be used are multi-systemic therapy, multi-dimensional family therapy, and functional family therapy. These have shown to cause a decrease in juvenile substance use and delinquent behavior. (What are the unique treatment needs of juveniles in the criminal justice system?, …show more content…
(Mayeda & Sanders, 2006) You can start with your own feelings. Having negative feelings against this population is not uncommon among counselors, but if we see the victimization of what they may have gone through by their parents (see previous paragraph), we can work through it. We need to decrease resistance in the first session. Work on the juvenile’s strengths, not what they have done. And move at their pace, don’t join the resistance. Use evidence-based approaches. Those that were stated earlier. Use, also, cognitive behavioral restructuring to change the juvenile’s approach to how he/she thinks about the behaviors which has been not effective. Assess the juvenile for a co-occurring disorder. Research exists that many adolescents in juvenile detention experience mental illness. (Abram, Teplin, McClelland, & Dulcan, 2003) Engage in activities that may inspire confidence, such as distance running, or even chess. And recommend predictable routines because all these teens have known is disruption in their
ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS 3
Adolescent Offenders
Thomas J. McCarthy
Grand Canyon University: PCN-535
May 24, 2017
Cultural Influence
Of the total juvenile offenders arrested, about one half of them have substance use disorders. (What role can the juvenile justice system play in addressing adolescent drug abuse?, 2014) But being youthful offenders, these adolescents are lucky because if they were adults they would do jail time; especially during the 1970s and the Nelson Rockefeller Drug Laws. The Rockefeller Drug Laws prosecuted adults with at least two ounces of drug possession with major sentences. (Gray, 2009) Thank God today, even though there are still remnants of the …show more content…
They may also be abusers or have criminal involvement, and be the perpetrators of physical and sexual abuse. Other factors are lack of parental involvement which may be the cause of the substance abuse by the adolescent and delinquent behavior. Effective treatment in this area would need a family-based program that increases family involvement. The approaches that can be used are multi-systemic therapy, multi-dimensional family therapy, and functional family therapy. These have shown to cause a decrease in juvenile substance use and delinquent behavior. (What are the unique treatment needs of juveniles in the criminal justice system?, …show more content…
(Mayeda & Sanders, 2006) You can start with your own feelings. Having negative feelings against this population is not uncommon among counselors, but if we see the victimization of what they may have gone through by their parents (see previous paragraph), we can work through it. We need to decrease resistance in the first session. Work on the juvenile’s strengths, not what they have done. And move at their pace, don’t join the resistance. Use evidence-based approaches. Those that were stated earlier. Use, also, cognitive behavioral restructuring to change the juvenile’s approach to how he/she thinks about the behaviors which has been not effective. Assess the juvenile for a co-occurring disorder. Research exists that many adolescents in juvenile detention experience mental illness. (Abram, Teplin, McClelland, & Dulcan, 2003) Engage in activities that may inspire confidence, such as distance running, or even chess. And recommend predictable routines because all these teens have known is disruption in their