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Week 5 DQ # 1 Issue (Due 9/5/13)
Describe an issue in juvenile justice that you feel might be best addressed with new research. What kind of data is needed to develop a sound program approach to this issue? Include course material in your answer as required.
Juvenile courts most often define juveniles and juvenile delinquency according to their own standards. For many jurisdictions, a delinquent act is whatever a court says it is (Champion, 2010, p. 10). The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention recommends using gender-specific programs whenever possible because studies have shown that males and females respond differently in the juvenile justice system. Drugs are a serious problem in our schools and with our children. When our kids start using drugs it causes problems at home, in school, they become less responsible, such as cutting class, not doing their homework or their school work. D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is