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Juvenile diversion, intervention, or prevention programs are designed to assist the juvenile
offender in successfully changing their lives and becoming more productive members of society.
The juvenile diversion program is designed to divert the juvenile form the juvenile justice system
and instead allows them to complete a program designed to give them the tools to change their
deviant behavior. The juvenile prevention program is put into place in order to provide juveniles
with the tools to prevent them forever engaging in delinquent or criminal behavior and lastly the
intervention program is designed to provide juveniles the reality of continuing to engage in
juvenile delinquency or crime.
In Ohio the Ohio Department of Juvenile Justice Service is responsible for providing
juveniles with programs and services designed to assist them in becoming future upstanding
citizens but these programs are also offered by nonprofit organizations in the state. The Ohio
Juvenile Justice Diversion Program is funded by the state and is applied to the juvenile in stages.
The concept of diversion is based on the theory that processing certain youth through the
juvenile justice system may do more harm than good (NCJRS, 2010).
In order to be eligible for the diversion program the juvenile must be seventeen or younger and
must be consider a minor youthful offender under Ohio law. A youthful offender is defined as
any youth that has been subject to a juvenile or criminal justice process (Wonacott, 2008). The
Ohio Diversion program is provided to juveniles at risk for being expelled from school,
responsible for a misdemeanor offense, or the first time offender. The juvenile will be subject to
a three phase diversion program that requires the juvenile to begin with intensive supervision and
to wear a GPS tracking ankle bracelet.
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In the first phase of the Diversion Program the juvenile will check in their probation officer
on a weekly basis for a thirty day period and will begin to complete the requirements of the
court. For example if the juvenile is in the diversion program for repeatedly skipping school the
juvenile will need to show the probation officer he has perfect attendance or if the juvenile has
been ordered into substance abuse treatment they will need to complete the time allotted by the
court. In the next phase the juvenile will contact and meet probation officer biweekly for another
month and complete community service. The juvenile will continue to wear GPS ankle bracelet.
In the last phase GPS bracelet is removed but juvenile will be responsible for staying in contact
with probation officer on a monthly basis for an additional ten months.
Youth to Youth is an Ohio prevention program designed to target middle school and high
school students in order to inform and provide them with the tools to avoid succumbing to peer
pressure and successfully avoid the use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. The goal of its many
projects is harnessing the powerful influence of peer pressure and turning it into a positive
influence of youths supporting youths in avoiding the use of harmful substances. The program
inspires youths to encourage their peers to lead a healthy and wholesome life and to not be
scared of saying no to peers encouraging negative behavior.
Youth to Youth addresses peer pressure at a local and state level and supports school in
developing programs designed to assist youths in avoiding the usage of drugs, alcohol, or
tobacco. Through youth involvement the juvenile becomes empowered to avoid harmful
substances and negative peers resulting in fewer cases of juvenile delinquency or crime. When
juveniles model positive behavior the behavior will become more common than the negative
behaviors associated with substance abuse. Youth to Youth also addresses sensitive topics that
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could negatively impact the life of the juvenile and provides educator with the necessary
information and tools to assist youths in changing the direction of their lives.
Through Youth to Youth the juvenile will gain necessary life skills and assist them in
becoming better equipped to deal with the pressures of life. Juveniles are provided with
workshops, training, materials, resources, conferences, and newsletters that will assist in guiding
their positive progress and assist the juvenile in making positive decisions and modeling positive
behaviors for other peers. Without prevention programs, such as Youth to Youth, some juveniles
will not have the necessary skills to avoid engaging in juvenile delinquency or crime. The
program encourages personal growth and positive educational environments for youths.
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References
National Criminal Justice Reference Service.(2000). Diversion Programs: An Overview.
(NCJRS). Retrieved June 17, 2012 from
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=ncjrs&aq=f&aqi
Wonacott, M. (2008). Ohio Juvenile Justice Diversion Program. Retrieved June 17, 2012 from
http://jfs.ohio.gov/owd/WorkforceProf/Youth/Docs/Juvenile_Justice_WIA_Youth_Svcs
Youth to Youth. (2012). Meeting the Needs of Peer Pressured Teens. Retrieved June 17, 2012
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