What Is Juvenile Corrections?
Juvenile corrections refers to facilities in which minors convicted of a crime spend time in order to receive rehabilitation. This helps provide youth with the opportunity to learn new coping and social skills to better handle situations and avoid becoming repeat offenders. Some facilities are better than others, and thus have varying success rates at rehabilitating troubled inmates. The best juvenile corrections facilities focus not only on punishing or detaining inmates, but also in educating and mentoring them.
Juvenile corrections refers to facilities in which minors convicted of a crime spend time in order to receive rehabilitation. This helps provide youth with the opportunity to learn new coping and social skills to better handle situations and avoid becoming repeat offenders. Some facilities are better than others, and thus have varying success rates at rehabilitating troubled inmates. The best juvenile corrections facilities focus not only on punishing or detaining inmates, but also in educating and mentoring them. Many people assume that juvenile corrections facilities are the same as jail or prison, aside from the fact that they are for juveniles rather than adults. This is partially true in that many facilities are similar to adult prisons. Inmates are detained and must stay on the premises. They also must abide by strict rules and do manual labor as part of taking responsibility for their actions.
Related Questions
- When would my child go to the California Department of Corrections (CDC) instead of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice?
- What can I expect from the juvenile offender and the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections regarding restitution?
- Why are so many young people with disabilities involved in juvenile corrections?
