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Essay on Today's youth Crime & Punishment
Juvenile crime is a problem in American society today. Some believe the best action to take against these teens is to throw them in jail and forget about them. Juveniles need a second chance in life, too many young offenders are being put into jail along with the hardened teenage criminals. If teens are given outlets they will not have to find something bad to do. Teenagers need more social facilities for enjoyment and rehabilitation to abolish teenage crime. When the damage has already been done by a teenager there are different alternatives for rehabilitation. Many cities and states are looking for better alternatives for juvenile offenders besides the adult correctional centers. Massachusetts has provided community programs for children who have took part in criminal activity.
Utah has also followed in those foot steps and provided residential and nonresidential community based programs for youth offenders. In Jacksonville, Florida a very intelligent effective alternative was utilized. Juveniles who performed mild crimes were sent to detention centers equipped with public schools and counseling programs, if completed successfully, these programs would erase the juvenile s adult record. One final state that offers an alternative to adult correctional facilities is North Carolina, which uses a boot camp concept. Juveniles convicted of crimes are put into a labor intensive, community service program called IMPACT. In graduating from this program the teen will walk away with a feeling that they can accomplish things in life and at the same time enforce responsibility.
Another idea is to get children involved in community activities at a young age. The idea is it will teach good morals and prevent crime in the future. In recent years studies have shown that good quality pre-school programs have been shown to be very effective years later in reducing both the amount of incidence and the severity of criminal behavior of juveniles.....
