Internship: Crime and Juvenile Justice Alternative
Summary Term Paper
Section 1
During the Spring 2013 semester, I was granted the opportunity to intern at Denton County Juvenile Probation. This institution is responsible for delinquent juveniles that have committed a criminal act. The institution consists of several departments: intake, the court, detention, the POST adjudication program, and JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). My intern experience consisted of working with juveniles placed in the Courage to Change (CTC) POST adjudication, which is a diversion program of the Texas Juvenile Detention Department (TJJD). However, while interning, I was able to experience the many facets of the juvenile justice system, from the juveniles’ entry into Denton County Juvenile Detention Center, all the way to their release from the Courage to Change program and their re-entry back into society. For the majority of my time as an intern, I worked under the caseworkers in the CTC program, which managed the majority of casework load for each juvenile that was sentenced to the program. The daily activities that I performed while interning included: filing of room checks, group work, and case file information, while also helping the caseworkers fulfill any code greens (memos to the caseworkers from the residents for needed materials or to notify them of any information).
One of the major activities that I was able to experience was getting the opportunity to sit in during a court session. During the morning session, I was able to view the juveniles and their lawyers as they discussed with the judge on whether they were to stay in detention or be released back to their guardians based on the opinion of their probation officer. During the afternoon session, I was able to view juveniles who were still in the custody of their parents, but detention was being determined according to whether or not they violated the conditions of their
Section 1
During the Spring 2013 semester, I was granted the opportunity to intern at Denton County Juvenile Probation. This institution is responsible for delinquent juveniles that have committed a criminal act. The institution consists of several departments: intake, the court, detention, the POST adjudication program, and JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). My intern experience consisted of working with juveniles placed in the Courage to Change (CTC) POST adjudication, which is a diversion program of the Texas Juvenile Detention Department (TJJD). However, while interning, I was able to experience the many facets of the juvenile justice system, from the juveniles’ entry into Denton County Juvenile Detention Center, all the way to their release from the Courage to Change program and their re-entry back into society. For the majority of my time as an intern, I worked under the caseworkers in the CTC program, which managed the majority of casework load for each juvenile that was sentenced to the program. The daily activities that I performed while interning included: filing of room checks, group work, and case file information, while also helping the caseworkers fulfill any code greens (memos to the caseworkers from the residents for needed materials or to notify them of any information).
One of the major activities that I was able to experience was getting the opportunity to sit in during a court session. During the morning session, I was able to view the juveniles and their lawyers as they discussed with the judge on whether they were to stay in detention or be released back to their guardians based on the opinion of their probation officer. During the afternoon session, I was able to view juveniles who were still in the custody of their parents, but detention was being determined according to whether or not they violated the conditions of their