In my community, programs are necessary to improve and reduce juvenile delinquency, targeting the young generation to prioritize positivity in their undertakings. One of the programs is a boys and girls program that aims to consolidate youths by putting them in better positions in the community to discourage them from indulging in criminal activities. Another essential program to contain juvenile delinquency is the Pace Center for Girls. It is worth noting that the Pace Center for Girls program is a non-profit move targeting to help young girls meet their daily needs (Treskon & Bright, 2017).
The program has gained popularity because it identifies all independent women suffering from various needs, ranging from family poverty to lack of education. Besides, the Pace program notes the critical weak points that motivate girls to participate in crime among them being welfare dependency, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and juvenile delinquency. It is expected that within a short period, the program will have sealed those gaps, preventing adolescents from committing crimes in the community.
Gang and delinquency prevention program finds their way to my community to contain crime cases by young boys and girls. The program works closely with the Girls and Boys Club of America to ensure that it meets all goals and objectives set to improve the well-being of adolescents in the community. One of the peculiarities underlying Gang and delinquency prevention programs is that they continue to formulate new strategies whose impact is central towards foreseeing reduced gang activities in the community by countering factors that facilitate the spread of gang activities in society (Totten, 2009). What is more, the program in collaboration with the United States Department of Justice works toward determining the talents and roles youths can play in the community to curb crime cases. It is impossible to identify such skills and abilities without taking care of the recruitment of kids in schools and social service agencies so that their motive can deviate from crime to good doing that helps them and the community.
Stain theory is a relevant model that triggers interventions to comprehend community public policy regarding delinquency prevention. According to Buckett (2011), strain theory appreciates the linkage between youths and the strain of being locked out of economic well-being, encouraging them to indulge in crime. The strain resulting from a lack of positive stimuli can lead to revenge and anger, driving children to criminal behaviours. In such a case, strain theory suggests that strains blocking them from positivity must be eradicated so the young generation can quit engaging in crime. Social disorganization theory also plays a role in bringing a clear understanding of juvenile delinquency prevention. Social disorganization theory gains its roots from the postulation that the community fails to acknowledge the need for a social organization to embrace shared needs to solve joint problems (Buckett, 2011). Therefore, if society can come together and discuss issues facing all members, it is possible to find a solution to discourage children from indulging in strange behaviours.
I would propose the “success for kids” idea to champion children toward prioritizing positive thinking. Among the driving forces of the programs would involve nurturing young talents and requesting the government to offer financial assistance. For example, if the program identifies interests such as soccer and basketball, such skills will be nurtured along that line with full support from willing organizations. In so doing, it would be possible to save many children from drug abuse and other sorts of crime bearing in mind that the program has a provision for guidance and counseling.
