There are five (5) programs in the State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice: CNS/Fins – Ungovernable Youth, Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc. Pace Center for Girls. Inc., Florida Youth Challenge Academy (FYCA), and North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) (Department of Juvenile Justice, 2015). Of all five programs, only one has parental participation in its curriculum. Positive parenting practices during the early years and later in adolescence appear to act as buffers that prevent delinquent behavior and help adolescents engaged in such behavior to desist from delinquency (Wright & Wright, 1994). An effort must be made to include parents in and around their children. children. The programs mentioned serve the purpose of dealing with minors after they have been processed through the criminal justice system; furthermore, the emphasis should also be placed on parents and try to teach them how to positively raise and reinforce a troubled youth, guides and incentives and even easier access to these programs for low-income families.