Of these two following choices, which youth would be the most ...

[cookcarl]

Of these two following choices, which youth would be the most likely to reoffend if released into the community? Explain.
  1 ) A 15-year-old male released on probation with intense supervision.
  2 ) An 18-year-old male released on parole.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Scenario: A juvenile judge in Minnesota needs to sentence a 15-year-old runaway female who has a drug problem and three prior prostitution arrests.
  Question: What would be the best program to place her in?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[billybob123]

Answer to Question 1

The answer should include the following points:
 Probationers have a significantly lower violation rate than do parolees.
 Intensive probation supervision is associated with lower recidivism rates for youths under age eighteen.
 Studies evaluating the probation efforts of the 1960s and 1970s indicated that probation was more effective than any other method for rehabilitating youthful offenders.

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following points:
 Safe Houses' staffs are particularly eager to involve adolescent females who have run away from home and ended up as prostitutes.
 Safe houses are essential for juveniles strung out on drugs.

[cookcarl]

Excellent

[meow1234]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it