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There are twelve main strategies for delinquency prevention:.
1. Biological/psychological strategies - This contends that delinquency is from underlying physiological conditions. .
2. Psychological/mental strategies - This strategy holds that delinquency is caused by a maladaptive psychological state.
3. Social/Network development strategies - Delinquency results from weak attachments between youth and conforming members of society. Youths have more invested in peers, parent, or other adults.
4. Criminal influence reduction strategies - Stems from the influence of others who encourage youth to commit delinquent acts.
5. Power enhancement strategy - Lack of control over environment.
6. Role development/role enhancement strategy - Lack of legitimate roles that youth find internally gratifying.
7. Activities/recreation strategies - Delinquency results from youths not having things to fill the time, in other words, boredom.
8. Education/skill development strategies - Lack of knowledge of skills necessary to live in society while obeying the law.
9. Economic resource strategy - Delinquency happens when people do not have enough economic resources.
10. Deterrence strategies - There is a low degree of risk with breaking the law.
11. Clear and consistent social expectations strategies - Delinquency results from unclear expectations put forth to youth from society.
12. Abandonment of legal control/social tolerance strategies - Youth feel like they are outsiders.
(Bartollas, 2000).
Prevention programs should have a combination of education, strategies for coping and role models. The Juvenile Mentoring Program is one such program that has all such aspects. .
The Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) seeks to support one-to-one mentoring programs for youth at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in delinquent activities, including gangs and drug abuse (OJJDP, 2000). .
JUMP is funded by Congress to address two critical concerns: poor school performance and dropping out of school.
