How_Long_Should_Juveniles_Remain_In_Institutions_

How Long Should Juveniles Remain In Institutions' “How long should juveniles remain in institutions'” If, after a disposition hearing, the juvenile court judge finds that the community is inadequate to deal with the special needs of a delinquent youth, he or she may then be referred to the state department of youth services for confinement in a state run treatment center. Also there are privately run treatment programs that specialize in dealing with particular problems, such as substance abuse. These institutions are either secure or non-secure facilities. They consist of detention centers, shelters, training schools, wilderness camps, boot camps, group homes and halfway houses. The goal of these programs is rehabilitation. As stated in Article 14 of the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” this placement will take into consideration their age and promote their rehabilitation. Their stay in these institutions is supposed to help them re-enter the community and become productive members of society. It is often times very difficult to determine when a youth is rehabilitated and ready to be released. Sometimes it is a gamble. What are the chances that he/she is going to re-offend' There has to be a system in place to determine should, programs, institutions, treatment, services, rights, juvenile, youth’s, youth, things, take, juveniles, consideration, community, think, stay, state, shall, right, rehabilitation, offense, offender, child, article, training, stated, run, resort, released, offender’s, length, just, international, inside, important