Individualization of social rehabilitation interventions directed to socially maladjusted young people – towards effective social readaptation conducted by the Department of Juvenile Probation in New York Cover Image

Indywidualizacja oddziaływań resocjalizacyjnych skierowanych do młodzieży nieprzystosowanej społecznie – w stronę skutecznej readaptacji społecznej prowadzonej przez Departament Probacji do spraw Nieletnich w Nowym Yorku
Individualization of social rehabilitation interventions directed to socially maladjusted young people – towards effective social readaptation conducted by the Department of Juvenile Probation in New York

Author(s): Emilia Wołyniec-Kurkowska
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Fundacja Pedagogium
Keywords: social rehabilitation

Summary/Abstract: The category of juvenile delinquents in the American social rehabilitation system is subject tospecial interest of social services. The priority status of all juvenile affairs is reflected in thenumerous proposals to support teenagers in court proceedings. They are characterized bydropped out the policy of absolute punishment in order to find effective solutions enablingthe individual to social rehabilitation without having to put it in an isolation institution. Thisarticle describes the methods of environmental work using social rehabilitation programsimplemented with the participation of the local community in New York. In addition, thearticle discusses the classification of juvenile delinquents, to referral the procedure of legalproceedings against teenagers, and the levels of probation. The observations in the paper onthe practical dimension of educational measures for socially maladjusted young people weredrawn up on the basis of an internship held by the New York Juvenile Probation Department.programs.

  • Issue Year: 16/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 177-192
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish