The most notable treatment provided to American juveniles is probation. Under this treatment scheme, a juvenile on probation is monitored and supervised by a court officer to ensure that he or she meets the conditions set by the court to remain free. Some of the conditions offered to juveniles on probation include group counseling, community service, and drug treatment. If the minor in question met all the requirements and satisfied the court, he would be released from probation. Probation can be considered a testament to an offender's ability to change, especially if these minors are guided and supported in their recovery. When it is applied efficiently, minors will be able to exercise their freedoms and the safety of the public will still be guaranteed. Probation also avoids the possibilities of alienation and imprisonment that can affect the offender's reintegration into society (Siegel & Welsh, 2010, pp..