30:8-65 - Components of juvenile offender rehabilitation program - New Jersey Statutes

30:8-65  Components of juvenile offender rehabilitation program
5.  A juvenile offender rehabilitation program established and maintained pursuant to this act shall consist of the following components:

a.  A comprehensive, residential program  for a minimum period of four weeks consisting of:

(1)  Highly structured routines of discipline;

(2)  Physical exercise;

(3)  Work;

(4)  Substance abuse counseling;

(5)  Educational and vocational counseling; and

(6)  Self-improvement and personal growth counseling stressing moral values and cognitive reasoning.

b.  A six to nine month aftercare or mentoring program.  The program, which may include a residential period, shall consist of counseling services and assistance, including, but not limited to:  educational  and  vocational counseling and assistance; psychological counseling; substance abuse counseling and assistance; personal development and self-improvement counseling; and counseling and assistance relating to the juvenile's re-integration into his family and the community.

L.1997,c.81, s.5.