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      • Youthful offender treatment is generally designed to free a young person from the negative consequences of being convicted and punished as an adult, in the hope that he or she will be rehabilitated. Factors in the determination of youthful offender status include the crime and the criminal history of the individual.
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  2. Mar 26, 2020 · Throughout its history the United States’ approach to treatment and prevention of juvenile crime has evolved. Beginning with a punitive focus, intervention has developed a more rehabilitative and preventative approach.

    • Tom D. Kennedy, David Detullio, Danielle H. Millen
    • 2020
    • Juvenile awareness programs may be ineffective and potentially harmful. Juvenile awareness programs — like Scared Straight — involve organized visits to adult prison facilities for adjudicated youth and youth at risk of adjudication.
    • Cognitive behavioral therapy can effectively reduce aggression in children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a problem-focused, therapeutic approach that attempts to help people identify and change the dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts, and patterns that contribute to their problem behaviors.
    • Multisystemic therapy for juveniles reduces recidivism, rearrests, and the total number of days incarcerated. Multisystemic therapy is a family- and community-based treatment program for adolescents with criminal offense histories and serious antisocial, delinquent, and other problem behaviors.
    • Intensive supervision of juveniles — the conditions of which may vary — has not been found to reduce recidivism. This practice consists of increased supervision and control of youth on probation in the community, compared with those on traditional community supervision.
  3. This article explores the multifaceted landscape of rehabilitation and treatment for juveniles within the US criminal justice system, emphasizing the critical importance of addressing the unique needs of young offenders.

  4. Jan 1, 2014 · Correctional research has shown that young offenders have different treatment and programming needs than adult offenders. A large number of specific treatment and violence prevention...

  5. Youthful offender treatment is generally designed to free a young person from the negative consequences of being convicted and punished as an adult, in the hope that he or she will be rehabilitated. Factors in the determination of youthful offender status include the crime and the criminal history of the individual.

  6. Oct 6, 2016 · Although some people may view restorative justice as “soft on crime,” this approach can improve the dynamics of how society deals with youthful offenders. As juvenile recidivism decreases, the...

  7. Nov 25, 2018 · The term ‘youth offender’ encompasses various groups of youth: young people accused of a crime but not yet charged; those charged and processed within the police and judicial systems; and those adjudicated guilty and recipient of a correctional disposition.