Juvenile
Correctional Centres formerly know as approved schools, are educational
institutions providing security, rehabilitation and education to a special group
of Juveniles.
These
institutions are for juveniles (ages 12 – 18) who are removed (by the court)
from their normal environment to a more controlled environment.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE
OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE
1.
To provide accommodation, security and training for juveniles deemed by
the courts to be in need of alternate residential care.
2.
To provide an array of rehabilitation programmes to all wards so as to
effect positive change in their behaviour.
3.
To provide a range of academic and vocational training to enhance the
juveniles educational status.
4.
To provide medical and dental care for all wards under care.
There
are two types of residential juvenile correctional facilities, high security and
medium security. High security
facilities are for juveniles who commit very serious offences and therefore
required very strict discipline and maximum control. Hill Top juvenile Correctional Centre and St. Andrew Juvenile
Remand Centre fall into the maximum security group. The medium security institutions are those which accommodate
juveniles who are deemed to be of a lower risk level.
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and Armadale for girls are two such centres.
The
activities and programmes at this centre include academic training, behaviour
modification (counselling etc.)
recreation activities and vocational training.
The
institution provides academic instruction to all wards under its care. There
are vocational training in woodwork, tailoring, auto mechanics, welding and home
economics.
Recreational
Activities include: football, cricket, basketball and athletics.
For extra curricula activities, the wards are involved in 4H club
activities and other community based social
activities. A house system is used
to organise competition in sports and other activities.
There is also a scout troop.
The
activities and programmes at this centre include Behaviour Modification,
Education, Vocational Training and Recreation.
The
institution provides academic instruction up to the secondary school level.
There is vocational instruction in Cosmetology, Home Economics, Clothing
and Textiles and Art & Craft.
The
Wards participate in cultural events such as the Jamaica Cultural Development
Commission (J.C.D.C) festival of art competition. They are also organised in Houses, for sporting competitions.
This
is a remand centre, for juvenile boys who await sentencing or placement.
Three
(3) kinds of short-term programmes are carried out at this centre counselling,
education, and recreation.
Academic
classes are organized/arranged according to the abilities of the wards.
While counselling seminars conducted by the Welfare Officer and the
Chaplaincy Personnel. Wards are
temporarily remanded at this facility.
The
activities and programmes at this centre include academic training, behaviour
modification (counselling etc.)
recreation activities and vocational training.
The
institution provides academic instruction to all wards under its care.
There are vocational training in woodwork, tailoring, auto mechanics,
welding and electrical installation.
Recreational
Activities include: football, cricket, and athletics. The center also has agriculture projects, which produces yam,
cabbage and other cash crops. There
is also a piggery and poultry farm. A
house system is used to organise competition in sports and other activities.
There is also a scout troop.
NAME:
RIO COBRE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL
CENTRE
ADDRESS:
Tredegar Park,
Spanish Town, St. Catherine
CAPACITY:
120
CAPACITY:
98
ADDRESS:
Alexandria, St. Ann
CAPACITY:
40
ADDRESS:
Stony Hill, St. Andrew
CAPACITY: 48
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