Juvenile Crime Prevention Program

Thank you for your interest in our Juvenile Crime Prevention Program. Mr. Raymond Roman is the founder and CEO for the Juvenile Crime Prevention Program. He built the program based on his personal experiences with Baltimore’s inner city at-risk youth. He passionately believes that all children deserve a chance to lead productive and successful lives. Mr. Roman is a passionate and dedicated community leader, with a vision to help keep our youth on the right path. He aspires to see his program become a national vehicle for crime prevention for all inner city youth. His program entails coordinating a complete package of tours for at-risk youth. These tours include visiting correctional facilities, public school systems, museums, universities, community colleges, and technical institutes. It provides the children with an opportunity to expand their horizons and become aware of what is available to them.

The Problem of Juvenile Crime

Both criminal justice specialists (criminologists, demographers, and policy makers) and the general public are becoming increasingly concerned about the rate of crimes being committed by juvenile offenders. While overall crime rates remain high and even continue to rise, today’s youth appear to commit more aggressive, violent, and random criminal acts. It is estimated that by 2020, fully half of all inner city youth will have had experienced the legal system as an offender. Conflicting federal legislative proposals are now being debated between creating harsher laws for juvenile offenders versus providing early intervention programs. However, policy makers on both sides agree that past initiatives have failed. This continues to beg the question, “what can be done to prevent juveniles from committing crimes?”

While some policy officials believe that these predictions should be met with tougher laws and enforcement strategies, others, like Mr. Roman, believe that it should be met with early intervention programs. According to Mr. Roman, “if not for my program, most of these children may never step foot on college grounds otherwise.” One of the main contributing factors to juvenile crime is environment. These children seldom get a chance to leave their poverty-stricken neighborhoods. They have not had the chance to experience a life away from the streets. Mr. Roman’s program gives these children the chance to see what is beyond the streets.