Running head: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY Juvenile Delinquency Policy Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Often policies aimed at improving the situation of certain conditions in the society are formulated, passed and made ready for implementation. However, challenges face the implementation phase of the policies. There are a number of challenges that may hinder the implementation of a certain policy. These range from physical, social, economic, environmental and economic factors. this paper will seek to exploit the cost factors that affect the implementation of the juvenile delinquency policy. These fall under the economic factors of the above-named factors. These include a measure of the benefits that are to be realized upon switching to the new policy. Training Costs. Implementation of any policy involves capacity building of individuals who are going to disseminate the information to different part of the nation. This includes carrying out training in different places so as to ensure that the public is sensitized on the importance of this particular policy of juvenile delinquency for our case. This may include training in the institutions and also community-based training all of which will require funds for facilitation. Incorporations Cost The implementation of this policy will involve the provision of education to children in order to mold them to the desirable state of behavior. There will be a need of taking even the children who do not have access to education to institutions by ensuring that education is free of charge to all. To ensure these, the government of the day is obliged to sponsor these programs hence will need to source funds for the program. Program Sustenance Cost Once a program to support this policy is started, it important to ensure that the program is kept going on. There should be a consideration of the ways to sustain the program through the provision of necessities like learning materials among other education materials. Administrative Costs. These are the costs that are incurred to run the program in different places. This includes salaries for the officer responsible for overseeing the policy implementation in the different locations. This is also a great factor to put into consideration. Ensuring The Participation of Different Groups in This Policy. The involvement of the groups within the society is very important as it boosts this policy implementation. There are a number of ways that can be used to ensure the participation of these individual groups within society. The mass media being one of the groups can be involved through carrying out the campaigns via the media houses. The media houses can air any information that is supposed to pass across to the society. The media houses can also horst in.

1. Running head: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY
Juvenile Delinquency Policy
Student's Name
Institutional Affiliation
Often policies aimed at improving the situation of certain
conditions in the society are formulated, passed and made ready
for implementation. However, challenges face the
implementation phase of the policies. There are a number of
challenges that may hinder the implementation of a certain
policy. These range from physical, social, economic,
environmental and economic factors. this paper will seek to
exploit the cost factors that affect the implementation of the
juvenile delinquency policy. These fall under the economic
factors of the above-named factors. These include a measure of
the benefits that are to be realized upon switching to the new
policy.

2. Training Costs.
Implementation of any policy involves capacity building of
individuals who are going to disseminate the information to
different part of the nation. This includes carrying out training
in different places so as to ensure that the public is sensitized
on the importance of this particular policy of juvenile
delinquency for our case. This may include training in the
institutions and also community-based training all of which will
require funds for facilitation.
Incorporations Cost
The implementation of this policy will involve the provision of
education to children in order to mold them to the desirable
state of behavior. There will be a need of taking even the
children who do not have access to education to institutions by
ensuring that education is free of charge to all. To ensure these,
the government of the day is obliged to sponsor these programs
hence will need to source funds for the program.
Program Sustenance Cost
Once a program to support this policy is started, it important to
ensure that the program is kept going on. There should be a
consideration of the ways to sustain the program through the
provision of necessities like learning materials among other
education materials.
Administrative Costs.
These are the costs that are incurred to run the program in
different places. This includes salaries for the officer
responsible for overseeing the policy implementation in the
different locations. This is also a great factor to put into
consideration.
Ensuring The Participation of Different Groups in This Policy.
The involvement of the groups within the society is very
important as it boosts this policy implementation. There are a
number of ways that can be used to ensure the participation of
these individual groups within society. The mass media being

3. one of the groups can be involved through carrying out the
campaigns via the media houses. The media houses can air any
information that is supposed to pass across to the society. The
media houses can also horst interviews and other sessions of the
policy implementation for discussions to made in length and
depth. The media houses can also slot of sensitizing the public
on this policy among their advertisements. This ensures that the
listeners get informed of the policy from today to ensure the
policy sticks to their minds.
Media advertisement need funds to carry them out, this is where
the donor agencies can chip in. An organization with funds can
take up the task of sponsoring the advertisement sessions. They
can also help produce banner, poster, t-shirts, and caps with
themes on juvenile delinquency. Some of them can host public
meetings in their places beside facilitating them. In this way,
they will be able to take a part in the implementation of this
policy.
The community cannot be left outside on this issue. The
community can be involved in policy implementation in a
number of ways. Participating in a public meeting including
giving in their views on the various issue raised is one of the
ways they can participate. They can also go door to door
campaign on the policy while sensitizing everyone in the
community or society about the policy. This will require
capacity building of those who will be doing the sensitization.
Using the community members to pass the information will
ensure that it is received well by all.
The community can also be a good source of identifying the
right places to start implementing the policy's programs.
Children whose behavior is poorly rated can be easily identified
within the community and program will make them a focus
especially in the early stages.
From a review of many done types of research, it is clear that
many children in society are involved in activities that portray
their behavior as being poo due to involvement in violent
activities. This may have been learned from the family

4. backgrounds are even from fellow children who are used to such
behaviors. Family backgrounds such as domestic violence and
poverty may lead to a child taking up such behavior (Carlsson &
Berkes, 2005).
Research has also shown that many of the adults who get
involved in criminal activities developed these habits in their
early stages of life in that they grow up while getting
accustomed to these behaviors. Therefore, a conclusion can be
made that correcting these behaviors during the childhood stage
is critical for ensuring moral uprightness in the society.
Promotion of this policy is therefore again to the society at
large (Loeber, Farrington & Petechuk, 2003).
Reference
Carlsson, L., & Berkes, F. (2005). Co-management: concepts
and methodological implications. Journal of environmental
management, 75(1), 65-76.
Loeber, R., Farrington, D. P., & Petechuk, D. (2003). Child
delinquency: Early intervention and prevention. Washington,
DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Memo
To: Criminal Justice Committee
From: State Policy Analyst
Date: 30/01/2019
RE: formulation and implementation plan for Juvenile
delinquency policy
Juvenile delinquency refers to the unlawful action engaged in
by a child under the age of 18 years. There has been increasing
case of children engaging in crimes hence imposing risks to the

5. society of insecurity (Lane, 2015). In most cases, children who
practice juvenile delinquency during their childhood are likely
to commit more crimes in the future.
Problem
Children engage in delinquent actions due to their experience of
certain problems. Lack of education access is a leading factor
promoting juvenile delinquency as children are idle and also
unable to use legitimate means of living (Unnever, 2015). Thus
they develop rebellion to the legal ways of earning and turn to
juvenile delinquency.
The Breakdown of family structures also facilitates the
problems since children are unable to acquire the desired level
of care and parenting. Besides, families with a repeated case of
domestic violence taking place in the presence of the child are
likely to facilitate juvenile delinquency in the child (Shteynberg
& Redlich, 2015).
Cases of bullying among the children enable them to develop
defensive mechanism increasing their risk of engaging in
violence and bullying others as a mean of vengeance (Lane,
2015).
Alternative Actions
Following the increasing problems of juvenile delinquency in
our society, the Criminal Justice Committee should take the
following actions:
1) All children should be allowed access to education regardless
of their backgrounds and socio-economic status.
2) The government should develop Parental-Child Interactions
training program that will educate parent of appropriate
parenting as well as ways of preventing their child from
delinquent behaviors. The training programs should also

6. incorporate bullying prevention strategies (Hoffmann, 2015).
Funding Source
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
should fund the programs as well as the government by
providing free education.
Implementation Challenges
1. Free Education:
a. High number of students in schools may result to overworked
teachers and underperformance. Underperformance may result
to juvenile delinquency.
b. Free education may lead to overburdened government.
c. Implementation of Free education may fail to address other
issue facing the child such as family breakups.
d. Expelled or suspended from school
e. Diagnosis of Learning disability among the children
2. Parent-Child Interactions Training Program
a) Ignorance and resistance from parents.
b) Family structure breakdown.
c) Insufficient time for the training as parents is busy.
Recommendation
The two recommendations are effective in eliminating juvenile
delinquency in the society as free education will keep the
children busy and hopeful for a better future. On the other had

7. parent-child interactions training will enhance a positive
relationship between parents and children hence reduce chances
of delinquent behaviors. However, Free educations is more
effective in the eliminating of juvenile delinquency as children
are easily accessible that parents who may lack will and interest
to participate in the training or lack time to attend.
Evaluation criteria
The proposed solution will be judged using five items which
include quality of the programs such the result will be used to
review the quality of the project. Stakeholders’ satisfaction
whereby they will determine whether the result obtained
matched with the aims. Cost of implementing the plan. Whether
the success acquired time is in line with the scheduled timeline.
The effectiveness of the programs will be evaluated through
assessment of the skills developed by participating in the
programs (Lane, 2015). The Criminal Justice Committee should
compare the changes in behavior of children over time and
survey on the number of cases reported before and after the
implementation of the intervention. The results obtained from
the change in behavior survey will determine whereby the
committee and the governments will allocate more resources to
support the initiative or it will require other mean of
intervention of the current once are not successful.
The evaluation process should be done and reported on quarter,
semi quarter and annually to determine the progress of the
program.
Utilization of the research
In the first three weeks, resources will be allocates, professional
required hired and public awareness created. The committee
will be required to communicate the intent of the policy to the
community so that they can embrace it and help it to the

8. successful. The resources coming from the government and the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, will be
obtained so that the actual implementation can begin.
Professions in the implementation process of the policies will
be obtained and training on the aims and ways of fulfilling the
objectives of the initiative.
Yours Faithfully
State Policy Analyst
Appendices
References
Hoffmann, J. P. (2015). Parenting and Delinquency. The
Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, 161-
180.
Lane, J. (2015). Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Trends in the
United States. The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and
Juvenile Justice, 1-14.
Shteynberg, R. V., & Redlich, A. D. (2015). Policing Juvenile
Delinquency. The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and
Juvenile Justice, 405-421.
Unnever, J. D. (2015). Causes of African-American Juvenile
Delinquency. The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and
Juvenile Justice, 121-138.