Although Daniel indicates some awareness of the need to accept responsibility for his problem behavior, he felt excited while engaged in it. He is indifferent to the effect on, and obligations toward, the victims of his behavior. He minimizes or denies the harm he has caused and is non-committal towards making amends. Daniel has a poor attitude when it comes to understanding the impact of the crime on the victims. When asked about his feelings while committing the crime and the victims, he expressed no remorse and pointed to the sneakers he was wearing and explained that they were purchased with the money stolen from a car. Daniel's attitude toward law-abiding behavior is neither pro-social nor anti-social, and his attitude towards authorities …show more content…
Persons with scores of 4 or higher are at increased risk for psychosocial problems that could impact adjustment to community supervision. The following areas resulted in this youth’s score: • verbal and physical abuse by a parent or household member • parent or household member having a depression, mentally ill, or attempted suicide • a household member being incarcerated Risk Assessment Results: As part of this social history investigation a Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI) was completed and Daniel was identified as a moderate risk to re-offend, with high dynamic risk and moderate protective factors to buffer his risk. Daniel’s areas of strength were identified as family and skill. Daniel’s pattern of offending appears to be that he takes advantage of people who leave their property unattended or not secured. The priority areas of criminogenic need that are part of that pattern of offending and most predictive of reoffending were identified as attitude, community and peers and attitude. Specific risk factors and skill deficits include: logical reasoning, accountability and school. Service History, Service Needs, Availability, Funding Sources Explored and Outcomes Service …show more content…
On January 13, 2016, Daniel appeared in custody before the Honorable Judge Earle C. Mobley after being charged with burglary, grand larceny, grand larceny auto and petit larceny. Daniel's parents were present in the court, and he was represented by Assistant Public Defender Edwin Wu. Prior to any evidence being heard a plea agreement was reached between Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Regina Turner-Sykes and defense counsel. Daniel pled guilty to burglary and grand larceny auto. The other charges were nolle prossed. No finding was entered and a social history was ordered, and the matter was continued to February 22, 2016, for disposition. On this date, Daniel was also arraigned on burglary, two counts of grand larceny and conspiracy charges. These matters were continued to February 1, 2016. On February 1, 2016, Daniel was also arraigned on new charges of grand larceny auto, possession of stolen goods and destruction of property. These charges and the previous pending charges were all continued to February 19,