ABSTRACT

Kabita is 16 years old and attends the Kennedy High School, where she is in 10th grade. Kabita and her family are recent immigrants to the United States. ­e family was given asylum to the United States aªer a drastic change occurred in the government in the country in which her father had held a high-level position in the government. Kabita’s father was able to obtain steady employment and Kabita’s family, including her mother and father and three younger brothers, lives in a middle-class suburban neighborhood and is not in want in regard to the basic essentials. Kabita made a good adjustment in her new school in the United States and maintained above-average grades, despite her dešciency in the English language. Her father’s former position with the government required considerable interaction with representatives of English-speaking countries, sometimes on the social level, and Kabita had been taught some English when living in her native country. She has a pleasing personality and many of her classmates were intrigued with hearing about her lifestyle in her former country. ­us, she made friends easily. ­e major source of conºict in Kabita’s life centered on the rules and expectations of behavior set down by her parents, in particular those relating to what type of clothing she was allowed to wear, the type of activities she was

Introduction 59 Overview of Juvenile Justice Personnel 63 Service Agencies for Not-at-Fault Children 63 Positions in the Organizational Structure of Child-Serving Agencies 65 Interagency Cooperation in Serving At-Risk and No-Fault Children 65 Juvenile Justice Agencies Servicing At-Fault Children 68 Descriptions of Positions in At-Fault Agencies 69 Institutional and Community Residential Corrections 73 Conclusion 75 References 75

allowed to engage in with her friends, and the expectations of her behavior when she was interacting with the classmates she has made friends with in school. Kabita’s parents are traditional, being deeply involved in their religion and accepting the values and doctrines of their religion as the standards on which to build their lives. ­ey are highly suspicious of the U.S. lifestyle and perceive U.S. children to be lacking in respect to elders, provocative in their dress, and generally not having high standards of morality. ­ey are protective of their children, particularly Kabita, and have established rather rigid rules of behavior. Kabita is forbidden to wear make-up, cannot wear fashionable clothes to school, and generally is not allowed to interact with other classmates outside the school setting. Dating of boys is forbidden, and limited interaction with boys can occur only when she is involved in some school-related function.