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Employing An Intentional Mentoring Model For Delinquent Youth., Anne M. Hobbs
Employing An Intentional Mentoring Model For Delinquent Youth., Anne M. Hobbs
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Employing an Intentional Mentoring Model for Delinquent Youth Delinquent youth often do not receive the opportunity to be mentored. This is especially true for youth who have committed serious law violations and are detained. In Nebraska, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers (YRTCs) are the highest level of care for delinquent youth within the state. Under Nebraska law, a youth is committed to the YRTC only after all community-based services and every level of probation supervision has been exhausted (Sec. 43-286). In 2011, the Juvenile Justice Institute (JJI) agreed to teach a course on mentoring delinquent youth and to match …