Events-Actions
They had reacted by adding laws that would change certain things about how the system originally operated.
”The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, (34 U.S.C. § 12601), allows us to investigate potential violations of children’s rights throughout every stage of the juvenile justice system and bring lawsuits to enforce those rights. Under this law, we can determine whether children’s civil rights are being violated during arrests” ( Civil Rights Division)
This Act can be used in favor and against the juvenile offenders because depending on the context it could get the offender in more trouble with the authorities. Even so, it could also be used in favor because it could help the offender based on the given situation.
Perspectives
School administration in Massachusetts had started a program to help students in the juvenile justice system.
”OUR SERVICES ARE AIMED AT YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE MADE SOME MISTAKES BUT ARE NOT CRIMINALS AND YOUTH WHO HAVE NO ADEQUATE PLACE TO LIVE” (Digital Commonwealth).
A school came up with a program to assist with the students in the juvenile justice system by giving them a place to stay, a chance at a different outcome in court, etc. While the program started out as more of an intervention for drinking in youth it became so much more that had helped the offenders.