Description
- Provide a brief description of a criminal justice program in your community (West Palm Beach, Florida).
- Discuss the mission and goals of the program, including the specific population served and list three possible outcomes this program may want to incorporate and assess.
- Remember that outcomes should be measurable, relevant to the mission, and linked to the activities of the program.
Instruction: Each student must add to the discussion thread and include at least one reference to course content or peer reviewed journal. Postings must be meaningful and refer to the literature and assigned readings. In addition, this paper must be exactly 300 words no more than that.
You can add or quote a minimum of two (2) scholarly sources in this essay paper.
Appropriate scholarly sources include articles from academic journals, textbooks, (Required Reading).
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Required Reading:
Vito, G. F. & Higgins, G. E. (2015). Practical Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice.
Waltham, MA: Elsevier.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual of the Psychological
Association. (6th ed.). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
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Essay on Criminal Justice Program in Palm Beach
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ESSAY ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM IN PALM BEACH
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Essay on Criminal Justice Program in Palm Beach
The Criminal Justice Service (CJS) is a program provided by the Palm Beach County
government of Florida that consist of several programs, which are designed to increase the
access of citizens to justice by reducing the gap between them and the system. As an extension of
the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), the CJS develops a program that serves as avenues for
bringing together major players and related agencies including vulnerable members of the
community such as children and the elderly. The mission of the CJS is to provide professional
assistance to both the Justice System and citizen of the country through various programs for
resolving specific issues that affect the different demographics of the community.
Regarding the attainment of the goals for its establishment, the Palm Beach County CJS
organized its services around the issues in the criminal justice system that affects children,
teenagers, and adults. Also, the several elements of the programs that consist of mentoring, legal
representation, counseling, and psychological testing and evaluation are designed to achieve
specific outcomes. These include crime prevention, child protection, and support system for
social issues. Meanwhile, an assessment of the specificity and measurability of the goals of the
CJS should include showed that the programs would result in the expected outcomes due to their
focus on age-related issues that lead to crime (Bergseth, & Bouffard, 20...