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Results for juvenile rehabilitation programs
4 results foundAuthor: Children Rights Consortium Title: Improving Rehabilitation Services at Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres in Afghanistan : lessons learnt through a pilot project in support of the Herat and Kabul juvenile rehabilitation centres funded through the Italian cooperation office of the Italian emb Summary: Our pilot project was aimed at experimenting ways to improve the assistance to juveniles in JRCs, by focusing mainly on the question: what can be done to improve rehabilitation, re-education and reinsertion efforts with limited resources and making the best use of the existing ones? This project can also be considered as a follow-up action to the national seminar on ‘’Protection of Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) in Afghanistan through Alternatives to Detention” (Kabul, March 14-16, 2010) that was facilitated and funded through the Justice Program of the Italian Cooperation Office of the Italian Embassy and implemented together with all key stakeholder organizations involved in Juvenile Justice in Afghanistan. A number of specific operational recommendations were made at the workshop, including the need for more field research on concrete case studies/experiences which could help improve the assistance to juveniles in JRCs by providing related best practices. The present project takes up such recommendation and provides valuable lessons learnt from field experiences regarding legal aid assistance to juvenile offenders and action strategies to facilitate their rehabilitation, re-education and reinsertion into civil society. The present report aims at presenting such lessons learnt and sharing them with any other organization involved in this sector. We are very proud of our ex-ante baseline and the impact survey; through them, detailed and comprehensive data was collected and inputted to databases that have been requested by several organizations, many of which found them very useful for planning their own activities. In addition to the ex-ante and the impact assessment survey methodology, we also used a monthly peer questionnaire which gave the opportunity to inmates to evaluate us and measure what, in their views, was the perceived benefit they gained through the project activities. Individual interviews were also used as a very efficient way to gather information and feedback from inmates because they can be implemented rapidly, they can yield a wealth of data and those interviewed know they will remain anonymous. However, this methodology is based on inductive and deductive information gathering that does not allow us to know with certainty how generalized specific bad practices are or if illegal/unprofessional conduct, sometimes reported by interviewees, actually occurred. The main scope of the present report is not to highlight possible wrongdoings of individuals and institutions but to provide constructive suggestions and recommendations aimed at improving the provision of services in the juvenile justice system in Afghanistan, thanks to the inputs of all actors involved. We strongly believe that in Afghanistan, as in any other country, any improvement in the juvenile justice system will bear medium term fruits by helping to decrease the adult crime rate, since many studies have concluded that working properly with juvenile offenders can reduce recidivism by much as 50%. Some stakeholders may disagree with some of the findings of the present report, but its aim is to feed a critical debate that it is hoped will promote and/or inform, eventually, the development of new approaches and strategies with a view to improving the juvenile justice system. Details: Kabul: Children Rights Consortium, 2011. 76p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 7, 2013 at: http://www.oijj.org/sites/default/files/jrcs_assistance_in_afghanistan_publication_aschiana.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Afghanistan URL: http://www.oijj.org/sites/default/files/jrcs_assistance_in_afghanistan_publication_aschiana.pdf Shelf Number: 129000 Keywords: Juvenile DetentionJuvenile Justice Systems (Afghanistan)Juvenile OffendersJuvenile Rehabilitation Programs |
Author: Nisbet, Ian Title: Working together to reduce youth recidivism: exploring the potential of a 'Wraparound' Interagency Service Model Summary: The Family Inclusion Project (FIP) was operational between November 2010 and June 2011. The origins of the project were a series of discussions between senior officers of Juvenile Justice and the Coffs Harbour Indigenous Coordination Centre (ICC) in early 2010. The venue for these discussions was the North Coast Justice and Human Services Regional Forum. This venue is a multi-agency forum coordinated by the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Its purpose is to coordinate the various justice and human service programs in regional NSW. The ICC and Juvenile Justice recognised that they had shared agenda in terms of reducing both Indigenous over-representation and levels of juvenile recidivism in the criminal justice system. These agencies approached the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University to coordinate and evaluate the implementation of a Wraparound model of intervention with Juvenile Justice clients. The community of Kempsey on the North Coast of NSW was chosen as the site to conduct the project as it has a history of high levels of general and Indigenous juvenile recidivism and is also the site of a number of government funded family support agencies. The Family Inclusion Project therefore mirrored the collaborative effort that it sought to implement and evaluate. The project was funded by the Indigenous Coordination Centre, coordinated by the Centre for Children and Young People and staffed by a psychologist with research expertise seconded from Juvenile Justice. "Wraparound" is an individualised and strengths-based way of working with families with complex needs. It relies on collaboration among service providers and is based on 10 principles. These principles include promoting family voice and choice in the casework process and using natural supports such as families' networks of interpersonal and community relationships, as well as community based services. The project was important because Wraparound offers a different approach to working with Juvenile Justice clients, which has largely focused on the individual client rather than the families and agencies supporting them. A key feature of the Juvenile Justice Corporate Plan 2010-2013, however, is to improve its community based services by increased use of family-focused programs and interventions and by developing effective relationships with other service providers in all areas of NSW. The Coffs Harbour Indigenous Coordination Centre funded a 12-month trial of a Wraparound casework approach and the project officer was seconded to the Centre for Children and Young People in August 2010. The project concluded with the release of this evaluation report in August 2011. Details: East Lismore, NSW, AUS: Southern Cross University, Centre for Children and Young People, 2011. 72p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 10, 2014 at: http://epubs.scu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=ccyp_pubs Year: 2011 Country: Australia URL: http://epubs.scu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=ccyp_pubs Shelf Number: 133902 Keywords: Indigenous PeoplesInterventionsJuvenile Offenders (Australia)Juvenile RecidivismJuvenile Rehabilitation Programs |
Author: South Carolina. General Assembly. Legislative Audit Council Title: A Limited Review of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice Summary: Members of the House Legislative Oversight Committee asked the Legislative Audit Council to conduct an audit of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The committee had concerns about safety and financial issues at the agency and whether DJJ is meeting its mission for the juveniles in its custody. Our audit objectives were to: - Review DJJ's management of its state appropriations. - Evaluate how DJJ is maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and juveniles. - Review how DJJ monitors its delivery of rehabilitative treatment and educational programs for the juveniles to determine whether the agency is meeting its mission. In July 2016, we surveyed all DJJ staff using SurveyMonkey to get input on issues including safety and security, job satisfaction, work shifts, communication, and facilities. We had a 55.9% response rate (674 of 1,205). We also summarized open-ended responses and referenced many of them throughout the report. Details: Columbia, SC: Legislative Audit Council, 2017. 134p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 22, 2017 at: http://lac.sc.gov/LAC_Reports/2017/Documents/DJJ.pdf Year: 2017 Country: United States URL: http://lac.sc.gov/LAC_Reports/2017/Documents/DJJ.pdf Shelf Number: 145166 Keywords: Juvenile Corrections Juvenile Detention Juvenile Justice Systems Juvenile Offenders Juvenile Rehabilitation Programs |
Author: Cramer, Lindsey Title: Considerations for Justice-Involved Youth Programming. Lessons Learned and Recommendations from the Arches, AIM, and NYC Justice Corps Evaluations Summary: In line with a rehabilitative approach to juvenile justice, policymakers and practitioners across the country have begun to embrace an approach to safety and justice that advances success for all youth, especially those that are vulnerable to justice system contact. This brief identifies several lessons learned and recommendations designed to inform current and future programming for justice-involved youth, drawing on findings from three program evaluations in New York City. The recommendations emphasize the importance of engaging stakeholders in a collaborative process when designing programs, providing staff training and opportunities for coordination, implementing effective program services, and engaging in ongoing program monitoring and evaluation to document outcomes and inform program refinements. This brief is intended for all stakeholders who serve justice-involved youth, such as justice system staff, judges, court actors, probation officers, law enforcement officers, community- and faith-based organization staff, and other local partners. Details: Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2019. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 5, 2019 at: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/100309/considerations_for_justice-involved_youth_programming_1.pdf Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/100309/considerations_for_justice-involved_youth_programming_1.pdf Shelf Number: 156833 Keywords: Juvenile Delinquents Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Offenders Juvenile Rehabilitation Programs |