One program used in Washington State is the Washington State Aggression Replacement Training or WSART, this program is used as a tool to try and prevent recidivism rates for moderate to high risk juvenile offenders. WSART is grouped based, ten week, 30 hours for eight to twelve juveniles attending three times per week. These programs intended purpose is to help teach “anger control, moral reasoning and social skills” (ojp.gov). This program is rated “No Effects” according to ojp.gov, one study showed that there was no difference in recidivism rates of those youth attending the program compared to those who did not, and another study showed that it could likely increase the rate of recidivism. This program does have some cost saving positives in that it saved taxpayers and crime victim costs around $8,600, time frame for this cost is not listed (i.e. per month, per year). This program is not very balanced, it seeks to provide skills to try and prevent recidivism but for juveniles between the ages of twelve and eighteen and if they are violent offenders, however this program should be used before the juvenile gets to that point. To me it seems that this program is being used on juveniles who have been in the system more than one time, I believe that the intentions are good however the program definitely needs to be paired with other programs. This program doesn’t teach accountability and the impact on their victims, it does promote competency development and community safety by teaching moral reasoning, social skill and anger management. In my personal opinion as someone who has lived in and worked for the state of Washington, this program seems geared towards money saving. It does appear however, according to ojp.gov that Washington State does have other programs in place that are similar that are more successful at actually helping the rates of recidivism in juveniles. QUESTION #2....Suppose that a juvenile living in the same house as their criminal parents begins to exhibit criminal behaviors in their everyday life. Would you recommend family counseling for this family, or would a different approach be more beneficial