Juvenile Justice Issues (2): Community-based Treatments (CBTs) for Young Offenders
Juvenile Justice Issues (2): Community-based Treatments (CBTs) for Young Offenders
Imprisonment is the usual outcome when considering measures for correction and punishment for offenders. As this method is associated with a deterrence effect, it can promote the safety of the majority by isolating dangerous criminals. While incarceration is a custodial or non-community based treatment, community-based treatments may also be imposed in which offenders are able to receive supervision or participate in reparation activities while still living with their families and working or attending school. Such treatment is intended for more impulsive young offenders who are vulnerable to crime-committing situations. This chapter focuses on the issue of whether community-based treatments (CBTs)—Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme (PSDS), Probation, and Community Service Orders(CSOs)—are indeed more humanitarian and effective.
Keywords: community-based treatments, Police Superintendent's Discretion Probation, probation, CSOs, incarceration, imprisonment, reparation activities
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