but will it be enough to sway judge bonaventura?> he actually asked me to stay on probation throughout the summer until his 18th birthday at his last hearing because he felt the extra supervision from myself would really help him get through the summer to ensure that he would be able to stay on the right track. and in almost seven years i've never had a juvenile ask me for that extra time with probation and with the therapist. they want to get off, get done and call it a day. roderick actually came to me and looked me in my face and said, can you please stay with me on my case, let me stay on probation with you so that we can get through this? >> can you be more specific about the level of improvement that you've seen in the past year of working with him? >> he had an allegiance with a street gang. and there was a lot of respect that he got with the street gang. a lot of authority with the street gang. and position. and recently, roderick has terminated his association by removing the tattoos on his arm. which is a measurable feat.