When a minor, below the age of 18, commits a crime, then he /
she is referred to as a juvenile offender and is sent to juvenile rehab. What
these minor offenders undergo in these camps cannot be called as punishment but
as rehabilitation programs which are prescribed as per the juvenile rehabilitation procedures.
Drug treatment
One of the common juvenile crimes is drug offence or drug crimes. Such issues are administered in a separate court called the drug court. Here the offender has to undergo certain drug tests, alcohol meetings and attend drug rehab program as sentenced by the court.
Vocational training
Apart from the basic education certain vocational training is given to the minor offenders which will help them find a source of earning. Carpentry, teaching and various other things are taught in these training programs.
Education program
A basic education program is given to the minor with the hope that they will opt for a better life rather than the life of crime. Education teaches them to live a life filled with positive outlook and be a part of the society. School and college level of education is also given.
Counseling
Counseling is a part of any rehab program. Children/teens have various physiological issues that are quite different from adults. There may be some underlying childhood problems which need to be sorted out. Family support is advised here and sometime family counseling may also be required.
Hate crime
This is a program where young people who have committed crime are taught to lead a life without crime through counseling. They are taught to hate crime and are continuously re-educated to follow this healthy path of life.
Criticism of juvenile
boot camps
These juvenile rehabilitation boot camps face many criticisms from counselors. Counselors believe that boot camps do not provide a permanent solution in bringing change in the troubled teen’s behavior. After the child comes back home from these camps, parents have to keep an eye on the behavior of their child that if they are showing any more troubled symptoms.
Counselors also believe most parents neither guide nor allow their child in taking important decisions at an early age. Later when these children enter in teen age they are unable to take vital decisions as they have not done any practice before. Parents only expect the child to fulfill their expectations without realizing the facts mentioned above.
