Delinquency Prevention Program: A Hypothetical Approach Name Institutional Affiliation Delinquency prevention programs are tasked with the role of rehabilitating juvenile delinquents through constructive behavior change so that they become productive members of the society. At the same time, they are to provide protection, cater to the needs and rights of the delinquents, while ensuring they do not cause any further harm to the public. However, due to the history of most offenders being males, the policies and procedures are designed to suit their needs at the expense of female offenders. Nevertheless, studies have shown that the percentage of female delinquents is on the rise and a contributing attribute to the failure of the programs in adequately addressing the needs of females. If I were a director at a delinquency prevention program, I would create separate programs …show more content…
These factors have a great impact on the nature of offences that they end up committing in order to require rehabilitation. Hence, a program that is not tailor made for each gender would lead them to become offenders or repeat offenders. In addition, studies have shown that most female delinquents experience higher rates of sexual and physical abuse than their male counterparts do. The figures suggest that over 70% of female offenders have experienced a physical or sexual ordeal compared to 4% and 32% of male delinquents who have suffered physical and sexual abuse respectively (Zahn et al. 2008). Hence, I would have the unique needs and issues of female delinquents such as trauma, mental health, pregnancy, and parenting that may result, addressed in a separate but safe and supportive women-focused program. I feel that this would be more effective in preventing further delinquency among the