Juvenile Justice System

Overview
In this assignment, you will complete a graphic organizer to inform your work in either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals. In a professional setting, planning is crucial for creating a polished, professional product. The organizer will inform your work on the Project Three.

Prompt
In Project Three, you will choose to cover either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals. It is recommended that you choose the graphic organizer that reflects what you plan to cover in the project. This will ensure that you will be able to make the best possible use of the feedback that you receive on this assignment to inform your work on the project.

Your graphic organizer will provide space for you to cover the following bullets for either allied professionals or the juvenile justice system. After you receive instructor feedback on your graphic organizer, you may wish to add it to your ePortfolio for future reference.

Law Enforcement
Define roles and relationships of allied professionals:
Victim’s rights advocates, counselors/psychologists
Goodwill ambassadors
Community service aides/public service aides
Define roles and relationships of juvenile justice system:
School resource officer (SRO)
School-to-prison pipeline
Juvenile rights
Courts
Define relationship of allied professionals:
Guardians ad litem
Reporters, translators, stenographers, transcribers
Counselors/psychologists
Define relationship of juvenile justice system:
Restorative justice
Court process for juveniles
Diversion/alternatives to arrest
Corrections
Define relationship of allied professionals:
Private prison companies
Mental health professionals
Contractors (such as food or medical services)
Define relationship of juvenile justice system:
Juvenile parole/probation officer
Separating juveniles from adults
Communications
Allied professionals: Important communication skills for relevant professionals. You may wish to focus your description on social media, active listening, and/or cultural awareness as each of these areas of communication will need to be addressed in Project Three.
Juvenile justice system: Important communication skills for relevant professionals. You may wish to focus your description on social media, active listening, and/or cultural awareness as each of these areas of communication will need to be addressed in Project Three.
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

Define relationships to the law enforcement branches in conjunction with the juvenile justice system or allied professionals.
Define relationships to the court branches in conjunction with the juvenile justice system or allied professionals.
Define relationships to the corrections branch in conjunction with the juvenile justice system or allied professionals.
Describe the role of communication skills within the roles of the law enforcement, courts, and corrections branches of the criminal justice system.
Guidelines for Submission
Use the Juvenile Justice Template Word Document or Allied Professionals Template Word Document to complete this assignment. Any references must be cited in APA format. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guidefor more information on citations.