A Look at the JUMP Program as Prevention for Juvenile Delinq

In 1997, law enforcement agencies were able to identify the offender in about two-thirds (62%) of all reported homicides in the U.S. As a result, 1,700 juveniles were implicated in 1,400 murders in 1997. However, the actual number of juvenile murderers is greater than this because the FBI had no information about the offender(s) in about 6,900 reported murders (38% of the total) (OJJDP, 2000). According to the NCVS, in 1997 juveniles under age 18 were involved in 27% of all serious violent victimizations, including 14% of sexual assaults, 30% of robberies, and 27% of aggravated assaults.

(OJJDP, 2000). The rate at which juveniles committed serious violent crimes changed little between 1973 and 1989, peaked in 1993, then declined to t

 To improve academic performance of at-risk youth.

Generally, the classical concept of mentoring has three common elements. First, mentors foster their proteges' achievement. Second, mentors act to help nurture their proteges to adulthood by teaching them specific skills. Finally, mentoring relationships are positive, usually intergenerational, and characterized by the voluntary assumption of responsibility for members of the next generation (Porta & Struchen, 1997).

 Provide general guidance to at-risk youth.

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