Online Juvenile Justice Degrees
In an August 2011 article for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, writer Rebecca Weiker makes the argument for her vision of true justice in the juvenile system. "Real justice would address the needs of victims through supportive services," she says. "Real justice would require meaningful accountability and provide opportunities for rehabilitation for young people."
Working in the juvenile justice system gives individuals the chance to affect the future of countless young people. The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown finds that youth of color and girls are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system, and that 10 percent of juveniles enter foster care after incarceration. Formal training is a compassionate and systematic way to learn the appropriate skills to enter this criminal justice specialty.
