D.C. Area Organization Attempts to Prevent Juvenile Offenses

I interviewed Ronal Goff who is pursuing his doctorate in neuropsychology. Ronal currently works for a nonprofit organization that works with juvenile offenders in the Washington D.C. area. The organization that Ronal works for provides psycho-education to students through the school system. This type of education teaches children how to deal with bullies and avoiding criminal activities. If a child has already committed an offense, the organization Ronal works for places the juvenile in a social support group which attempts prevent the juvenile from another criminal offense. The organization also provides individual counseling, the counselor then tries to help the child identify goals they would like to achieve.

Ronal believes familiar support is needed to help prevent criminal behavior by juveniles. He believes that the children need mentors to help teach adolescents morals. Preventative education on crime shows to be one of the most effective methods in preventing juvenile offenses. It will be interesting to find out the actual stats on how effective these types of programs are.