The League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County supports efforts to redirect juveniles in conflict with the law toward useful positions in our society.
Position In Brief:
Support efforts to redirect juveniles in conflict with the law toward useful positions in our society. Support programs and facilities in which the major emphasis is treatment rather than simple detention.
Position History:
Adopted in 1966; Revised in 1986, 1970, 1974, 1979; Reviewed in 2001. Revised in 2011.
Objectives:
- The San Joaquin County Probation Department should be adequately financed.
- Programs and projects in the Probation Department should be brought up to standards recommended by State and Federal authorities and lay experts in the field of Probation.
- The county should have a major responsibility to develop and coordinate public and private programs which would prevent youngsters from entering the Juvenile Justice System.
- The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission should work closely with school systems to develop programs for children exhibiting at risk behavior.
- Group homes and day care centers should be used as alternatives to simple detention.
- The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission should extend its duties to include acting as a liaison between the Juvenile Justice system and the general public.
- The community and the Probation Administration should be receptive to change and innovation in relation to facilities, personnel programs and methods of financing.
National Position:
None
State Position:
Issues:
League to which this content belongs:
San Joaquin County
