Juvenile Video Analysis

This Program really hit home with me as I to spent time as a juvenile in a similar institution, definitely not as therapeutic but none the less certain aspects such as staff that are willing to talk and work through personal problems with. These kids in this video have been through a lot in their lives and it’s not one bit surprising that they have gone down the paths that they have. I think that it’s awesome that these kids are able to receive the rehabilitative help they need versus just being tossed in a cell and left to rot until their sentence is up. Seeing this type of program at a national level would be great and far more beneficial to juveniles than the traditional lock up facility. I believe that as great as it would be to see this
type of program implemented on a national level there could be certain things that could prevent that. Such things include quantity of staff, with large amounts of juveniles there may not be enough staff to operate such a facility or people that are willing to have a more personal relationship with these young offenders. This type of program also may need staff that has either social work or psychology experience as it includes a lot of therapeutic type exercises. Some particularly violent juvenile offenders may not be able to safely be housed in a facility like this I believe that sometimes people are past the point of help, for the safety of others they need to be locked away in a more secure facility. The biggest issue in my opinion would be states willing to allocate funds to start up and run programs like this.