Notice from the university

In this program students spent nine days conducting field research on themes related to criminal justice.

In order to gather information about these themes from the USA, students visited several places that work with juveniles in the Seattle area. Students visited the King County juvenile court and learned about programs that provide support, rehabilitation and conflict resolution. Police Department and the King County Court to learn about juvenile crimes and how juveniles are charged with crimes and prosecuted by the court. Students also visited the University of Washington Police Department and learned about how the police work with students and the community to keep the campus safe from criminals and threats to safety.

Students learned that organizations in Seattle use current research and data to create innovative programs that work toward not only keeping the community safe, but also providing support to keep juveniles from repeating offenses and keeping them out of the criminal justice system so that they can be productive members of society.

In this program, students underwent nine days of fieldwork on topics related to criminal justice.Fieldwork has been conducted in both Japan and the United States, and this time it focused on themes related to juvenile delinquency, detention and rehabilitation.

To gather information about these subjects in America, the students visited several places working with minors in the Seattle area.Students visited King County Juvenile Court to learn about programs that provide support, recovery and conflict resolution.Students also visited the Seattle Police Department and King County Courthouse to learn about juvenile crime and how juveniles are prosecuted and sought by the courts.Students also visited the University of Washington Police Department and learned how the police work with students and the community to keep the campus safe from criminals and security threats.

As it turns out, Seattle agencies and organizations are using the latest research and data to advance innovative efforts to help prevent juvenile delinquents from re-offending.It aims not only to keep communities safe, but also to prevent juvenile delinquents from committing crimes again, to help them stay out of crime, and to enable juveniles to reintegrate into their communities.

(J. Paul Marlowe, Department of English Communication)

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