Big Brother Big Sisters Of America Research Paper

Juvenile delinquency has been one of the leading problems in the U.S. What many of us do not know is that there are many programs that help with preventing juvenile delinquency. One of those programs is called, “Big Brother Big Sisters of America.” Juveniles ranging from 18-20 of age, commit three times as many more crimes than people over 21 years of age. With that being said, it is very important to find an effective program to help this problem. I will be reviewing the history of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, explaining how they became what they are today. I will also be explain the philosophy of the program, as well as giving results of the program, whether it is successful or unsuccessful. Also, if the program’s practices are

I believe, that juveniles that do not have a good, or healthy relationship with their parents are more likely to grow up and commit crimes. They will go out and look for attention elsewhere and eventually get into trouble. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America was founded in the early 20th century. (Juvenile Delinquency, An Integrated Approach, 282.) It was originally started in 1904, according to bbbs.org, when a young New York City court clerk names Ernest Coulter was seeing more and more boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help fix this issue and help them stay out of trouble, so he set out to find volunteers to help these kids and eventually marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement. Later came the Big Sisters to join such a great program. According to bbbs.org, the members of a group called Ladies of Charity were befriending girls who had come through the New York Children’s Court. That group would later become Catholic Big Sisters, but in 1977, Big Brothers Association and Big Sisters international joined together and became, what well call them now, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Their website gives a great overview of what their history looked like and how they became what they are

According to the text book, Volunteer mentors are carefully screened, trained, and matched with an appropriate youth, age six to 18. Another thing that interests me is that they actually take the time to train the volunteer, they do not just automatically trust the person to do their job. The way this program works is the mentors meet with their matched youth at least three times a monthI for 3 to 5 hours to participate in activities that the child is interested in. I personally think that is a great amount of time given to that child. I live with with both my parents, and honestly, we do not go out as often as the youths in this program are. Going out and participating in activities that they both enjoy is a great way to get a juvenile delinquent to set their minds straight. They can be out playing a friendly soccer game with a few friends, and the youth might discover that he or she is very good at it, then they will gain interest in wanting to join a soccer team. With that being said, joining sports is also a great way to keep juveniles out of trouble. Apart from the meet ups they have, the program also includes regular, scheduled visits and phone conversations among the mentor, the parent, and the