Tamara+Brown

Juveniles at risk of incarceration and those already incarcerated, are an important population that forensic social workers needs to be involved with. By reaching out to juveniles through programs such as the Guardian ad Litem program, we can possibly deter these youth from future criminal involvement. Forensic social workers should also be involved with mitigation in the juvenile justice system, working to have juveniles sentenced to programs other than traditional juvenile detention centers. Also, by developing parental education programs as part of the pre-trial intervention process, we would teach parents how to intervene at the first sign of delinquent activity in their own children. For juveniles who are being released from incarceration, forensic social workers should also be active parts of post release planning, and setting up aftercare programs.

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