Author Question: Scenario: You are a new member of the Governor's Committee of Youth and Family and your committee is ... (Read 96 times)

sabina · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Scenario: You are a new member of the Governor's Committee of Youth and Family and your committee is tasked with justifying the state spending that is dedicated to improving youth and family issues. You find that there are three times more public service dollars spent on crossover youth than what is spent on youth in the foster care system alone. One of your committee members suggests dedicating even more funding on crossover youths and explains her reasoning. Question: What would be a justification for spending more funding on crossover youths?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Who said states must provide juveniles who receive lengthy sentences a meaningful chance at some point to show that they should be released?

A) Anthony M. Kennedy B) Robert Barnes
C) Richard Graham D) Lynn Johnson

momtoalll · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The answer should contain the following points:
Crossover youths have a higher recidivism rate than non-crossover juveniles.
Oberst contributes that half of crossover youth experience extreme poverty in adulthood, and crossover youth are 1.5 times more likely to receive welfare.
According to Oberst, crossover youths should be targeted with housing support, education, employment services, and mentoring, if the county and the state are to avoid a lifetime of public dependency by this highly vulnerable population.
Better education and mental health treatment are two ways evidence suggests that crossover youth can achieve a better overall performance.
To implement these targets, more funding would be needed, but the long-range benefits outweigh the costs at the onset of juvenile problems.

Answer to Question 2

A