Treatment of Young Women in the Youth Justice System
Introduction
Although crimes are mostly caused by young men, research recommends that rates of connection with the youth justice system through young women have expanded in the past decades around the world. In this essay, we will discover the characteristics and numbers of young women associated in the youth justice system and the forms of administration they experienced. We will also have an outlook about the history of the youth justice system and the improvements done in several states.
- Study on young women and crime
- Issues that cause young women to get involved in crime
- Individual issues
- Family issues
- Life experiences
- Cultural and community issues
- Effects of getting involved in crime to young women
- A history of neglect or child abuse
- psychological or mental health issues
- A history of unstable accommodation
- Chronic disease or disability
- Sense of socioeconomic inconvenience
- Complexity with school
- How young women are involved in crime
- Behavior during adolescence
- Anti-social behavior
- Early exposure to violence
- Rates in the youth justice system of young women in year 2010-11
- Almost eighteen of one thousand in the population were arrested by police
- Almost five of one thousand in population were proven guilty
- Almost three of one thousand in population were under youth justice custody
- Almost two of one thousand in population were in a community custody
- One of one thousand in population were in prison
- Young women arrested by police
- Young women accused in court
- Young women under custody
- Difference in custody of young women and young men
- Indigenous young women in youth justice system
- Changes in the rates of young women in the youth justice system
- How rates of young women under custody have changed
- Lengths of times under custody fulfilled by young women has elevated
- The increase in the total number of young women under custody
- Services and Programs for young women under custody
- Different types of services and programs needed by young women
- Programs available for young women under custody
- Well-being and health programs
- Relationship programs
- Training and education programs
- Other programs (Australian Institute for Health and Welfare, 2012)
- Improving the youth justice for young women
- Learning from several states and local improvement
- Connecticut’s key elements for improvement
- Advocacy
- Research
- Community investment
- Teamwork
- Regulation
- New values
- Training
- New programs
- Florida’s key elements for improvement
- Research
- Community education
- Ruling
- Tactical planning
- Teamwork
- New programs
- Training
- Community investment
- Commitment to private foundation
- Stanislaus County, California’s key elements for improvement
- Community commitment
- Setting of goals and tactical planning
- Training
- Technical assistance
- Reporting
- Architecture of local and state improvement
- Research to identify the problem
- Public education campaign
- Tactical planning
- Staffing of key collaborators
- Regulation
- Leadership
- Personnel training
- Prevention programs
- Demonstration and pilot projects
- Evaluation and result measures
- Technical assistance
- Sustainability and funding
- national policy recommendations to assist local and state improvement efforts (Watson & Edelman, 2012)
Conclusion
Several researchers say that programs that are specific to gender are required for young women and men because of the possible variation in the impact of factors, which are threatening such as neglect and abuse and serious family issues (Australian Institute for Health and Welfare, 2012). The experiences of researchers in some states recommend that there are specific steps developers can take to provide a major difference in the lives of young women who are currently, or will be entering the youth justice system (Watson & Edelman, 2012).
References
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Girls and young women in the juvenile justice system 2010–11 (107). Australia.
Watson, L., & Edelman, P. (2012). IMPROVING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR GIRLS: LESSONS FROM THE STATES.
