Juvenile justice
What each juvenile justice question is really asking, how to structure the answer, and where the marks are likely to sit.
Analytical report on a juvenile delinquency program
Juvenile justice
A real program in a real community, assessed for a government considering alternatives to incarceration. The brief pre-empts the easy answer by saying 'none' is not acceptable for improvements.
Classification instruments and juvenile placement decisions
Juvenile justice
A discussion post on juvenile corrections covering six linked questions: examples of classification instruments used to determine sanctions or placement and how they work, how positive change is measured during secure confinement, when probation is effective, when incarceration is the best option, when other alternatives are more appropriate, and which correctional strategies you consider least effective and why.
The scenario names five elements and the last one — aftercare and transition back to the community — is where reoffending is actually determined, and where most plans give a sentence.