Juvenile Drug Court Case Study

The type of court I focused on is the juvenile drug court. The goal of this court is to reach out to youth who are between ages of 13 to 17. These age gap is considered the more critical age of youth to abuse drugs moreover, another goal is to provide excellent treatments for the juveniles to shift their behavior within the multiple drug abuse they committed. Individuals need to have a positive behavior in order to be accepted to participate. Positive behavior continue a great treatment and a program to work. These courts, not only wish to focus on individuals, but also make contact with the families of the individuals accordingly is known that in most of the cases the behavior of a juvenile is a result of the environment in their houses. This is a great way to start working with juveniles who are abusing of drugs or in general making poor decisions are consequently
They help them develop the idea of working, helping the community and how to work on their fees and community service to pay off their sentences. Yamhill County Juvenile Corrections Division is constantly trying to keep a healthy environment. Giving them the opportunity to develop working ethic consequently, performing a daily grade rubric to let know how youth did on their daily activities from 5-Excellent to 1-Unacceptable. There is six areas in which youth is scored each day, attendance, attitude, work effort, peer relations, staff relations and safety. These six areas are important to the (YCJCD) to demonstrate the change of behavior on each youth they are working with. “Community Service program requires participation with lessons in respect, accountability, teamwork, social skills and cultural awareness” (Juvenile, 2000). The biggest goal of this program is to give the youth a way to help them to develop important tools for their future.