Of the total arrests in Kenton County in 2009, four percent of them were juvenile offenders. In 2010, just over half of the juveniles that were sentenced by the Division of Juvenile Justice received probationary sentences. The recidivism rate for youths in the Commonwealth was only 5.24% in 2010, indicating that the efforts of these officers have been highly successful.
Sponsored School(s)
How to Become a Juvenile Probation Officer in Kenton County
To become a juvenile probation officer in Kenton County, applicants are required to have a bachelor’s degree. This degree should be in one of the following or a related area:
- Sociology
- Social work
- Psychology
- Marriage and family therapy
Additional requirements include having a valid driver’s license at the time of application and for their whole time of employment.
To learn how to become juvenile probation officers, newly hired employees take part in two different phases of training. The initial phase is a 40 hour orientation. Subsequent training takes place on the job. These 80 hours of training must take place within six months of having started their jobs. Juvenile probation officers who are established in their careers must take part in 40 hours of training annually.
Juvenile Crime in Kenton County
Of the 662 juvenile arrests in Kenton County in 2009, over 15% were for violating drug laws. This was the greatest category of those that were delineated. Ninety-six of these arrests were for the most serious of crimes, so called Part I crimes. The greatest number of violations in this category was larceny-theft. One juvenile was arrested for murder, and one for forcible rape.
Kenton County had the seventh greatest number of arrests of juveniles for Part I crimes in 2007 of all of the counties in Kentucky, and the fifth greatest number for Part II crimes. However, when these arrests were measured by rate, which takes into account the population of the counties, the rankings were much lower. Kenton County had the 23rd largest rate of juvenile arrests for Part I crimes and the 12th largest number of juvenile arrests for Part II crimes.