A summary of Martin's involvement, background and context to the case.

• The goal(s) of Martin. What are his needs and assets? What are his risk and protective factors?
• Does he display any elements for criminogenic behaviour? What criminogenic theories can apply to Martin's case?
• Additional comments and/or reflections you may wish to add to your analysis.

Your analysis should be typed, double spaced, 12" Times New Roman font. It should include APA formatting, including citations and referencing. Your analysis should also be relevant to the course and include course content. You will be graded in three areas: analysis, conceptualization and presentation.

Note: The youth Martin case is mentioned below please perform assignment based on this:

Irene Marynowicz

Irene was the Supervisor and front-line Counsellor with YCAPP. She had been working with YCAPP for approximately eleven years. Her role was to manage and supervise the staff and program and ensure it operated effectively and efficiently in accordance with its mandate, with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services and Operation Springboard, the agency that delivered the program. Irene had a Bachelor of Social Work and extensive knowledge and experience working with at-risk youth and vulnerable and marginalized populations. She worked in youth justice for eleven years and in children's mental health for three years. She served as an Executive Director for Big Brothers/Big Sisters for three years and was a Trustee of the Wellington County Board of Education for four years. She also worked as a front-line counsellor for the Children's Aid Society for over fifteen years.

Irene's extensive experience assessing risk and effectively programming youth gave her the reputation as the resident expert on at-risk youth. Senior personnel at 311 Jarvis Court frequently asked for her expertise when working with young offenders and victims of crime.

The Incident

Martin A. was a 14-year-old African-Canadian male who resided in Regent Park, an area defined as a priority neighborhood in the City of Toronto. It had historically been considered an under resourced and isolated community, heavily ridden with crime and poverty.

Martin lived with his two parents, older sister and younger brother. His family was from a middleincome socioeconomic background, whereby both his parents were highly educated and worked in fulltime professions. His older sister attended university. He had no prior contact with the police, nor had he been in conflict with the law.

On the day of the incident, Martin was outside in the neighborhood with his friends. His father and their neighbour got into a heated argument and the Toronto Police were called to the scene. Martin thought the police officer was siding with the neighbour, as opposed to his father, so he and his friends began heckling the police officer. The officer warned Martin and his friends about making comments as he proceeded to address the argument between the neighbours. Martin and his friends, however, continued heckling and making comments to the officer. As a result, the officer charged Martin only, with Mischief Under $5000.00. He was arrested and held in custody overnight.

Martin was brought to 311 Jarvis Criminal Court for a Bail Hearing the next morning. The Duty Counsel referred him to YCAPP to provide a personalized plan of service that would meet the needs and goals of Martin, his family and the community.

Irene's Decision

Irene met with Martin at 9:00 am in the morning of August 17, 2005 in the interviewing room, in the holding cell area in the basement of 311 Jarvis Court. He was referred to YCAPP by the Duty Counsel for a Pre-Release/Bail Plan, whereby Martin would be released from custody to be in the community while on Bail. She explained YCAPP to Martin and informed him it was a voluntary program - that it was his choice to work with her and her staff. Upon consent, Irene proceeded to complete a formal risk-needs assessment to target areas that could be risk factors contributing to criminal behaviour, while focusing on the needs and goals of the youth. Martin's assessment placed him in the low-risk category, which meant that he was at a low-risk to reoffend. His needs consisted of him attending school and receiving help with it, as well as having a safe place to go to for recreational activities. He enjoyed hanging out with his friends and hoped to continue that. As he was just entering high school, he had no specific career goals, other than completing high school. His main goal was to work with YCAPP to receive all the resources and support he could in order to address the charge before Court. She canvassed with Martin programming options. The entire interview and assessment process took about one hour to an hour and a half. Upon completion of the interview, she returned to her office and contemplated her discussion with Martin, while she reviewed the risk-needs assessment and the potential plan of service. She also met with the family to learn more about Martin and the circumstances that brought him to Court. Martin's father disclosed in comparison to his sister and brother, Martin was a rebellious youth at home and did not always comply with the house rules. He associated with his friends a great deal in the neighbourhood as opposed to focusing on his studies. Martin's father also stated there were many times he and Martin had disagreements, but Martin had never before been in trouble with the law nor had he had prior police contact. He had completed grade 8 and would be entering high school the next month. His father also stated Martin did not have any serious problems at school either. He agreed to be Martin's surety and to also work with YCAPP to provide any support they could to Martin. Irene also spoke to potential service providers that were to be part of Martin's plan of service. The decision Irene had to wrestle with was whether YCAPP could work with Martin and if so, what his plan of service should consist of. She had to submit her decision to Court by 2:00pm.