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¶ … new juvenile detention center, if given unlimited financial resources. It first examines the main purpose, and location of the facility, and then turns to how the facility would deal with resident problems with socialization, education, and correctional components. Finally, budgeting and staff elements are examined, with a need to create measures for evaluation to later test facility efficiency.
Unfortunately, juvenile crime is becoming more and more of an issue here in the United States. As rates of juvenile crime continue to go up, the ability to house and rehabilitate these young offenders is becoming harder and harder. Current resources are strained and overpopulated, leading to the need for more facilities that are more efficient. Thus, this is an examination of the creation of a brand new facility using the research as a catalyst for construction.
Main Purpose
The main purpose oft his document is to provide a glimpse into the contemporary research in order to generate a potentially viable model for application in the real world. Unfortunately, too many juvenile facilities were built without proper attention to detail and research, leading to ineffective facilities that cost money and do not result in the best rates of correction with many juveniles returning to a life of crime upon release (Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Project 2001). In order to combat this trend, it is necessary...
Out of the counties in California, Ventura County has witnessed some of the highest spikes in Juvenile crime in the last few years (Teji 2011). Moreover, the county has vast rural spaces which would allow for cheaper land allocation, grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for rural development, available staff, and more than enough space.
Problems with Socialization
The number one strategy to combat problems within the facilities would be the presence of highly structured daily activities. Educational and recreational activities will be planned out for each day and for each resident, providing a strong routine that makes it harder for individuals to act out (Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Project 2001). However, there will still be issues of problems with socialization within the facility. To best deal with such issues,
Education
Education programs are key measures to the later success of individual juveniles within any correctional facility. The help inspire individuals and provide them with crucial…
The most important element here is the security of the individuals and the staff within the facility. As such, a strong and successful security system must be in place to monitor the juvenile residents and alert the necessary staff when a situation arises before it gets out of hand. As such, direct supervision of residents by staff is crucial, and must be augmented with a state of the art security system with movable cameras that are placed in appropriate locations throughout the facility. This set up would be in a design with several 48 bed units, which help maximize space, but also make it easier to handle situations as they occur (Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Project 2001). Each unit of 48 residents will be broken down into rooms with 8 beds, and will include two other rooms with much less beds for individuals that have been known to cause trouble with their cellmates.
Hiring and Training
Staffing ratios must meet the individual codes of the location. For the state
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