Juvenile Intensive Probation Surveillance Techniques

• NCJ Number: 137397
• Journal: Juvenile Probation Tricks of the Trade Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (January 1992), entire issue
• Author(s): B Stanton
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 4 pages
• Grant Number(s): 89-JN-CX-K001
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Training (Aid/Material)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Following a brief overview of intensive juvenile probation, this article describes various surveillance techniques used in intensive supervision.

Abstract

Compared to juveniles in traditional probation, those selected for intensive supervision have lengthy criminal histories, tend to be more sophisticated, and are less willing to change their behavior. Although intensive juvenile probation programs vary across jurisdictions, the common characteristic is close supervision designed to reduce the likelihood that the juvenile will commit additional delinquent acts. In intensive probation programs, caseloads are generally smaller (10-15 clients per officer), and the officers usually work in teams of two. Program components are usually education, community service, monetary restitution, employment, and surveillance. Although much of the surveillance consists of watching or observing the client, it also includes inquiries about the juvenile's behavior when the team is not directly observing the youth. Some contexts for surveillance are home visits, school visits, cooperative monitoring with police personnel, and employment visits.