Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our justice system, but it is not always achieved, especially in cases involving minors. The judicial process has evolved from a system that initially did not take juveniles into consideration, to one in which juveniles have their own judicial processes, structures, and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way, and people have worked very hard to create it. An individual, under the age of 18, resembling an adult is considered a minor. However, looking like an adult does not always mean that young people have an adult mentality. Therefore, young people may need special attention to get their lives back on track. This article will explore various ways of engaging juveniles and correctional facilities and programs. One of the main differences between juvenile and adult correctional facilities is the large number of private facilities in the juvenile system. Private facilities have the luxury of being able to select their own clients and can sometimes even do things and perform treatments that public facilities cannot do. One of the big problems in public juvenile justice is how long it takes to try and adjudicate a juvenile arrested as a delinquent. Only after being adjudicated can they technically be placed in a "rehabilitation" program, and of course, this type of delay exacerbates the problem of providing psychological services in a timely manner. Minors who are still in custody may only receive substance abuse treatment, sex education, correctional education, and crisis intervention services. There are short-term facilities (detention centres), as well as shelters and reception and diagnosis centres. Long-term facilities include training schools, ranches, forestry camps, boot camps, farms, halfway houses, and group homes. Furthermore, there are numerous private institutions and numerous psychiatric hospitals and treatment centers. The juvenile justice correctional landscape is very different from the correctional system in the adult world. Although most facilities are small, the United States has about 70 large ones. The average length of service in all types of facilities is six to seven months (Champion 2003). It is common for young people who need rehabilitation to have multiple problems. Sometimes, the... center of the card... is 100% true to your thoughts. While it never hurts to try to help a young adult get back on their feet and in the right direction, it also hurts to see your time wasted and everything you put into that person go back to a prison cell, but that's how it is. It doesn't hurt to try. I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. And I won't let what I can't do interfere with what I can do. ~ Edward Everett Hale Works Cited: Bartol, C., & Bartol, A. (2004). Introduction to forensic psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. Press.Champion, D. (2003). The juvenile justice system, 4e. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Goldstein, A. & Glick, B. (1987). Training to replace aggression. Champaign, IL: Research Press.Phillips, E. (1968). “Place of Achievement: Token Reinforcement Procedures in a Home-Style Rehabilitation Setting.” Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 1: 213-223.Ulzen, T. & Hamilton, H. (1998). “The nature and characteristics of psychiatric comorbidity in incarcerated adolescents.” Canadian Journal of Research 43: 57-63.