CJS 245 University of Phoenix Correctional Dispositional Plan for a Juvenile Paper

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   Scenario: You are a probation officer or juvenile corrections officer tasked with making recommendations to a judge for a juvenile’s entire course of treatment. You can advise on the sanctions they should receive; the components of their correctional treatment; the programs, training, or institutions that should assist them; any alternatives or special conditions to consider, and; terms for their aftercare and transition back into the community.
   Write a 525-700-word narrative that outlines a correctional dispositional plan for a juvenile.
   View 1 of the selected videos from the University Library.
   Choose 1 of the following juveniles from the videos to use as an example case study for this week’s assignment:

   • Donovan from Second Chance Kids
   • Rolon from Second Chance Kids
   • Shawn from Juvenile Justice
   • Jose from Juvenile Justice
   • Manny from Juvenile Justice
   • Marquese from Juvenile Justice
   • Gina, from the Ch. 11 Critical Thinking Exercises #3 (p. 312-3)
   • Any of the juveniles from the Week 3 court session videos

   Note: If you choose an example with a known correctional plan, do not propose the same plan from the original case study. Make your own recommendations for a different process for the juvenile’s treatment.
   Complete the following in your recommended plan for the juvenile:

   • Summarize the outcome of the adjudication process and the disposition in this case.
   • Describe the treatment of the juvenile in this situation.
   • Explain the risk factors that need to be considered in the assessment of this juvenile.
   • Explain how the combination of factors considered in this case were connected and influenced the original outcome, if any.
   • List any additional information you would like to have before considering other correctional treatments for the juvenile.
   • Recommend 2 alternative correctional strategies for this juvenile: 1 that includes a correctional program that exists in your state as well as 1 other potential option.
   • Explain how you could monitor, measure, report, and support the juvenile’s progress through treatment.
   • Justify your plan with evidence that supports your recommendations.

   Submit your assignment.