Juvenile Commuity Based Treatment

In the state of Oklahoma there are many different types of programs and treatment that are offered to juveniles. For example, “Bullies” is a community outreach prevention program that helps kids to learn how to deal with bullies to they can learn in a safe environment. Another program that is used is the “Weapons” program is where juvenile are educate that weapons are a zero tolerance rule.

The purpose of the bullies program is to help kids that are being bullied and stop it and to also help stop the kids who are bullying kids in school and outside of school. With the weapons program it lets kid know that weapons are not the answer to problem and that threading with weapons will be punished.

Some issues affecting institutionalized juveniles are sexual abuse and suicide. Juvenile that are institutionalized are being raped by employees that work at the facilities and some of the juveniles that are being place in these facilities are so depressed that they do not have the freedom they had before they committed the crime.

The justice system should be aware of these issues so they can help the juveniles that are depressed deal with their issues before they try to commit suicide and the institution should have employees that can help with the counseling process. The justice system should also pay attention to kids who say there are being abused in institutions not just over look it like it never happen or like the juvenile is just making it up for attention.

When a juvenile is released from an institution they are places in an aftercare program before they are released back into society so they can adjust to the ways of society. Some example of aftercare programs are juvenile having to follow the curfew that has been set by worker and the parents. The juvenile also have to attend school according to law. If the juvenile does not follow the guideline they can be placed back into the institution for violating the parole guidelines.