In the field of juvenile justice, many of the concepts have been formulated by integrating the fields of psychology, sociology, social work, and law enforcement. The integration of these fields makes up the fundamental structure of the juvenile justice system. Whether you are a probation officer, judge, lawyer, counselor or clinician, all of these professions must understand the various fields that make up the juvenile justice system. Over 60 of my credit hours at the University of New Orleans are compromised of psychology courses. While being an intern with the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), I have been able to apply much of what I have learned in the various psychology and sociology courses that I have taken. As an intern in the
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During a PDI report the probation officer would sit down with the child and guardian(s). During this meeting the probation would ask a number of open ended questions where the juvenile and parent would answer. This report is used to further investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the juvenile. In comparison to the SAVRY, the PDI report is administered by the probation officer and not the intake officer. While the SAVRY assessment is computer-bases and last only for 10 minutes, the PDI can take up to three, depending on the child’s interaction with the probation officer. The PDI will include information about the crimes committed by the juvenile. The report will go into detail about the juvenile’s report of the crime and how they felt after they crime was committed. The report includes school records, health problems. The report includes information about the juvenile’s family, for instance, relationship between parents and siblings. The probation officer must also ask the parents how the child behaves at school, at home and in the community, as well as getting the child’s thoughts on their own behavior in these settings. After the report has been completed, the PDI is discussed during the dispositional hearing. During this hearing, the probation officer will give the judge, the juvenile’s attorney, and the district attorney the recommendations they come up with based on the results of the PDI. Recommendations from the PDI could include, drug court, mental health assessment, psychiatric assessment and so forth. The PDI gives the court and the probation officer the groundwork for what they child should accomplish during the time on probation. For example, the juvenile may report having problems at home with their father who is an alcoholic. The probation officer may refer the family to a family therapist and have the father do
During a PDI report the probation officer would sit down with the child and guardian(s). During this meeting the probation would ask a number of open ended questions where the juvenile and parent would answer. This report is used to further investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the juvenile. In comparison to the SAVRY, the PDI report is administered by the probation officer and not the intake officer. While the SAVRY assessment is computer-bases and last only for 10 minutes, the PDI can take up to three, depending on the child’s interaction with the probation officer. The PDI will include information about the crimes committed by the juvenile. The report will go into detail about the juvenile’s report of the crime and how they felt after they crime was committed. The report includes school records, health problems. The report includes information about the juvenile’s family, for instance, relationship between parents and siblings. The probation officer must also ask the parents how the child behaves at school, at home and in the community, as well as getting the child’s thoughts on their own behavior in these settings. After the report has been completed, the PDI is discussed during the dispositional hearing. During this hearing, the probation officer will give the judge, the juvenile’s attorney, and the district attorney the recommendations they come up with based on the results of the PDI. Recommendations from the PDI could include, drug court, mental health assessment, psychiatric assessment and so forth. The PDI gives the court and the probation officer the groundwork for what they child should accomplish during the time on probation. For example, the juvenile may report having problems at home with their father who is an alcoholic. The probation officer may refer the family to a family therapist and have the father do