TREATING THE JUVENILE OFFENDER IN HIS FAMILY

• NCJ Number: 13741
• Journal: Juvenile Justice Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1973) Pages: 41-45
• Author(s): T F JOHNSON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT SERVICES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EVALUATE JUVENILES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FAMILY AND TO MODIFY THE FAMILY SYSTEM SO IT DOES NOT CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

IT IS NOW RECOGNIZED BY THE JUVENILE COURT THAT MANY DELINQUENCY PROBLEMS STEM FROM THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. THE COURTS ARE NOW EVALUATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A JUVENILE COMMITTED HIS OFFENSE BY MEANS OF HOME VISITS, INTERVIEWS WITH PARENTS AND CHILD, INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES, SCHOOL CONFERENCES, ETC. THE EVIDENCE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF FAMILY MEMBERS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SURVIVAL PATTERNS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO SPEAK OF FAMILY SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)