Post Adjudication Research Paper

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The subject of post adjudication is a topic that does not come up often at all. There are several re-entry programs that exist for adults, however there are no programs that exist as of yet in the city of New Orleans for juveniles. The re-entry program for adults helps individuals to re-enter into society without recidivating again. If we address the same issues within the juvenile incarcerated population it would address a lot of issues such as the recidivism rate, crime levels, and the potential of those individuals becoming adult offenders. The post adjudication program will address the risk, resilience, and protective factors that exist within the environment of the juvenile.
There are a multitude of issues that are not addressed when speaking about risk factors in particular. One of the primary risk factors that need to be addressed is the improvised neighborhood that those juveniles have to return to after being adjudicated. Going back into the neighborhood that attracted you to the criminal behavior can be hard for most juveniles not to indulge in those behaviors again. Peer pressure plays a major role with risk factors. The lack of positive male role models in
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One of the main protective factors that have a major influence on a juvenile is the support of family. Not every child that gets adjudicated comes from a family with a criminal background. Some kids are just victims of peer pressure and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Juveniles that are victims of that can sometime be referred to alternative detention program. Attending schools that are supportive can also be considered as a protective factor. It allows the juvenile to be able to go back into that environment as well as feel support and be allotted the opportunity to get things back on track. That experience alone can help one build