In: Psychology
how can the community assist in the reduction of recidivism rates with juveniles
Racidivism : is the act of a personrepeating an undesirable behaviour after they had either experiences negative consequences of that behaviour or had been trained to extinguish that behaviour.
Juvenile: Child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as a adult.
Community : is a small or large social unit who have something in common such as norms, religion, values, identity etc.
It is plain clear the Racidivism among juveniles is not a person failure but rather a combined societal failure due to barrier and limited resources. So Community playes important role in the reduction of recidivism rates with Juveniles...
1. Community helps in pro social reintigration.
2. Community helps them to identify their real needs in association with necessary services and programs available.
3. Community helps to good experiences and gain from each other.
4. Community helps for socialisation.
5. It stops them to associates with other criminals.
6. Community helps them to obtain alternative employement.
7. Community reduces the opportunity to recommit the offence
8. Community helps them to realise what is good and bad acts
9. Community helps them to divert their attention in to constructive activities like sports, education or employement.
10. Juveniles will get empathy and sympathy and it supports them to adopt desired behaviour.
Conclusion : Community bond will helps juvenile to come out from the old behaviour and intigrate in to main stream of society...