CRJ 180 WEEK SEVEN Essay - 1560 Words

COMBATING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY GINA BUFFALOE CRJ 180/STRAYER UNIVERSITY DR. CLINTON MILLER 8/17/2014 COMBATING JUVENILE DELIQUENCY HILSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA Hillsborough County in the state of Florida initiated a program called the Juvenile Arrest Avoidance Program or JAAP in August of 2010. The the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) was also implemented to provide at-risk youths the greatest opportunity to mature into responsible, law-abiding adults. Although there is more than one goal for the purpose of each program, the main purpose of JAAP is to keep first-time juvenile offenders out of Hillsborough Countys criminal justice system, and to reduce the number of juveniles referred to†¦show more content†¦The self -esteem of the youth isn’t permanently effected by a permanent record. The overall repeat offenses by the juvenile is reduced, and they are provided the necessary services to improve their situation/situations that may have led to the offense. Law enforcement can be utilized more efficiently while the Juvenile Justice System referrals are reduced. (Salinero, 2012) The Juvenile Detention A lternatives Initiative (JDAI) began in 1992 by the Annie C. Casey Foundation with the purpose of providing alternatives to low-risk teens being placed in detention centers. Detention decisions are based on criteria standards for possible alternatives to incarceration. Data is collected to provide accurate numbers to help diagnose and provide alternative solutions to system issues. The JDAI is also actively involved in collaborating between government agencies, and policies regarding these system issues and youth reform. Incarceration options also reduce teens being placed in detention for warrants, awaiting placement and violations. During the 2011-2012 school year there were 137 school related civil citations issued which was reduced 29 percent from the previous school year. There was a 91 percent successful completion rate in this program, and 72 percent of reported offenses in 2011-2012 timeframe were petit theft related. Only 15 percent were reported as simple battery and less than 1 percent was possession of alcohol. This programShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 Pagesinformation systems in the restaurant chain that they studied at the time of the Weldwork (1995–7). The calculation of the cost of food used was based on the reconciliation of weekly manual inventory counts with records of food purchases during the week. This left open the possibility that a food margin deWcit (due to food wastage or theft) might be rendered invisible (temporarily at least) through the reporting of an artiWcially inXated closing inventory Wgure—‘managers’ stock’ or phantom inventory