Juvenile Detention Facilities

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the problems with the juvenile detention facilities in the United States. It begins by discussing the current situation with the detention facilities and discusses some of the reasons why the facilities are not adequate, such as over-crowding and a lack of therapeutic resources. The paper then proposes some solutions to improve the conditions in the detention facilities.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Educational Program Deficiencies
Proposed Solution
Overcrowding
Proposed Solution
Understaffed
Proposed Solution
Under-Trained Staff
Proposed Solutions
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Many reports have surfaced regarding the lack of education at juvenile detention facilities. As the investigate reported revealed done by the state of Connecticut on the Juvenile Training School in Middletown, CT, the school didn't even have desks or books upon opening in 2001. (Office of the Child Advocate, 2002). It remained that way for the first three months of being opened."

Sample of Sources Used:

• County of Sacramento Probation Department. (2006). New Staff Training. Retrieved from: http://www.probation.saccounty.net/divisions/page.asp?p=557 on June 2, 2006.
• De Sa, Karen. (2003). Report: Broad Changes Needed at Juvenile Hall. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved from: http://www.cjcj.org/press/broad_changes.html on June 2, 2006.
• Garland, Greg. (September 2004). Staffing Low at Juvenile Center. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved from http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-staffing0914,0,7397490.story?coll=bal-local-headlines on May 20, 2006.
• Giles, David. (June 2003). School Related Problems Confronting New Jersey Youth Returning to Local Communities and Schools From Juvenile Detention Facilities and Juvenile Justice Commission Programs. New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Retrieved from http://www.njisj.org/reports/giles_report.html on May 20, 2006.
• Kihara, David. (March 2005). Mothers Upset by Lack of Services for Jailed Youth. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved from http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/2005/mar/07/518405471.html on May 20, 2006.

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