- Review the Juvenile Justice System Structure & Process case flow diagram on the U.S. Department of Justice website, located at http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/structure_process/case.html. Specify the main points on the diagram where you believe intervention can best occur during the adjudication process in order to prevent youth from reoffending and coming back into the juvenile justice system. Next, use the Internet to research methods that the state where you live uses to deal with juvenile justice issues. Based on your research, discuss one (1) method the juvenile justice system in your home state currently uses to implement the rehabilitation of high risk youth, and evaluate the effectiveness of the method in question.
- Review the three (3) types of prevention interventions discussed in the text. Determine the type which you believe would be the most effective means to reduce delinquency. Provide a rationale for your response.
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