Juvenile Justice Capstone Proposal
Criminal Justice Capstone
Project Proposal
The juvenile justice system can be dated back to the late 18th and early 19th century. Youths were confined to jails with mentally ill and hardened criminals because there were no other alternatives for them. Many of these youths were in these institutions for non-violent offenses. During this same time, many American cities had to find a solution to the overwhelming rate of child neglect. Today, there is still much debate about the well-being of youths in the criminal justice system. The juvenile justice system plays an important role in society because it allows youths the opportunity to change their behavior. The current system is effective in providing programs for juveniles in an effort to reduce recidivism.
My research plan is to tap into various books, articles and websites to gather information on the success rate of the resources available to these youths. Some of the sources that I've found to be extremely credible and useful, is the information posted on the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, Justice Policy and the State of Connecticut websites. I also plan on looking at Bureau of Justice statistics to get a view of the juvenile system on a Federal level. I plan to address the problems that are associated with our juvenile justice system and the possible solutions to help alleviate these issues. The most common viewpoint I will have to address in my proposal is the fact that there are people who believe that programs aren't reliable in rehabilitating youthful offenders and aren’t effective in preventing them from a life of crime. These individuals feel that detaining these juveniles in detention centers is the only efficient way to punish their behavior.
In Connecticut alone, the numbers of youths who have been placed in correctional training schools and detention centers have reduced over the last ten years. This is due to the State rejecting the concept that relied strictly on confining a youth to a
Project Proposal
The juvenile justice system can be dated back to the late 18th and early 19th century. Youths were confined to jails with mentally ill and hardened criminals because there were no other alternatives for them. Many of these youths were in these institutions for non-violent offenses. During this same time, many American cities had to find a solution to the overwhelming rate of child neglect. Today, there is still much debate about the well-being of youths in the criminal justice system. The juvenile justice system plays an important role in society because it allows youths the opportunity to change their behavior. The current system is effective in providing programs for juveniles in an effort to reduce recidivism.
My research plan is to tap into various books, articles and websites to gather information on the success rate of the resources available to these youths. Some of the sources that I've found to be extremely credible and useful, is the information posted on the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, Justice Policy and the State of Connecticut websites. I also plan on looking at Bureau of Justice statistics to get a view of the juvenile system on a Federal level. I plan to address the problems that are associated with our juvenile justice system and the possible solutions to help alleviate these issues. The most common viewpoint I will have to address in my proposal is the fact that there are people who believe that programs aren't reliable in rehabilitating youthful offenders and aren’t effective in preventing them from a life of crime. These individuals feel that detaining these juveniles in detention centers is the only efficient way to punish their behavior.
In Connecticut alone, the numbers of youths who have been placed in correctional training schools and detention centers have reduced over the last ten years. This is due to the State rejecting the concept that relied strictly on confining a youth to a