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
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

Summary/Abstract: The category of juvenile delinquents in the American social rehabilitation system is subject to special interest of social services. The priority status of all juvenile affairs is reflected in the numerous proposals to support teenagers in court proceedings. They are characterized a move away from the policy of absolute punishment towards finding effective solutions enabling an individual to achieve social rehabilitation without the need to place him/her in an isolation institution. This article describes the methods of environmental work using social rehabilitation programs implemented with the participation of the local community in New York. In addition, the article discusses the classification of juvenile delinquents, to referral the procedure of legal proceedings against teenagers, and the levels of probation. The observations in the paper on the practical dimension of educational measures for socially maladjusted young people were drawn up on the basis of an internship held by the New York Juvenile Probation Department.

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