Summary: The Missouri Juvenile System
When a child is arrested for a crime and let out of jail, the likely hood of them repeating the crime is high. The state of Missouri created the Missouri juvenile system, which helped kids in a different way. Instead of being sentenced to jail, teenagers benefit from staying in a group home. Unlike juvenile corrections, these group homes are not surrounded by barbed wire that would make them feel trapped inside. The homes are styled like cottages, with ten youths and two adults living in each one. The children undergo counseling and therapy. This helps them deal with their aggression and teaches them how to deal with their rough behaviors. If someone becomes rough, others are taught to help talk the person down from acting out in anger. “If
a youth becomes aggressive ‘you would have guards drag him into isolation’ for three days” (Missouri System). Unlike that, the isolation room in these group homes are rarely used. If they are used, the child does not stay there for more than a few hours. The benefits of the Missouri system are outstanding. Missouri has the lowest recidivism rate; the rates of reoffending crimes has dropped by twelve percent. Arrest rates has also declined by twenty-eight percent. This system has helped children control their violence and change their behaviors for the better.
a youth becomes aggressive ‘you would have guards drag him into isolation’ for three days” (Missouri System). Unlike that, the isolation room in these group homes are rarely used. If they are used, the child does not stay there for more than a few hours. The benefits of the Missouri system are outstanding. Missouri has the lowest recidivism rate; the rates of reoffending crimes has dropped by twelve percent. Arrest rates has also declined by twenty-eight percent. This system has helped children control their violence and change their behaviors for the better.