Challenges for the Juvenile Justice System It has been one hundred years since the creation of the juvenile court in the United States. The court and the juvenile justice system has made some positive changes in the lives of millions of young people lives over the course or those years‚ within the last thirteen years there has been some daunting challenges in the system. According to Bartollas & Miller (2008) the challenges and unique issues the juvenile justice system face in the 21st
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Cody Cotton Dave Muser Noe Farjado Robert Thomas CJA/403 March 22‚ 2011 Jaime Roman Future of the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system has a tremendous influence on today’s troubled youth and empirical evidence has shown the juvenile crime to have
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In this paper‚ an assessment will be done on the juvenile justice system. In addition‚ an explanation will be provided on why the juvenile justice system should focus its efforts on rehabilitation as opposed to punishment. There will also be detailed explanations on how law enforcement‚ court processes‚ probation‚ corrections‚ community programs and intervention services will be effected. The paper will analyze some of the arguments that will oppose the views of this paper. An explanation will be
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crimes committed by juvenile delinquents in today’s society. These crimes consist of violent crimes‚ property crimes‚ forgery‚ fraud‚ vandalism as well as many others. In 2009‚ there were 32‚638‚900 youths in the United States and 1‚906‚600 of them were arrested for a type of crime. (Puzzanchera & Adams‚ 2012). There are many options that the Department of Juvenile Justice System can lead towards such as punishment or treatment‚ but the rehabilitation depends on the juvenile at hand. Most research
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Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent
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1. Describe the different models/eras of the Juvenile Justice System and which model to you agree with and why? The Juvenile Justice System has been marked by many shifts in thinking concerning how to treat juveniles. Before the twentieth century‚ Juveniles were considered property and were treated the same as adults in the criminal justice system. The move away from viewing children just as property to viewing them as those in need of protection happened during Europe’s Renaissance period. The
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reproductive system is made up of organs and tissues that are involved in the production‚ maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring. Sometimes problems can occur in the reproductive system. Some problems that can occur in the male reproductive system are jock itch‚ undescended testes and testicular cancer. Some problems that can occur in the female reproductive system are vaginitis‚ toxic shock syndrome‚ and cervical cancer. Problems can occur in the male reproductive
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Juveniles in the U.S. Justice System By Y. Kornegay Juveniles in the Justice System The court system for juveniles in the United States was first formed in 1899‚ in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ which then was quickly spread across the country and most other state courts decided to establish one as well‚ that then in turn created the juvenile justice system. With the purpose of rehabilitating each underage offender in order for them to become a productive
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Tanishia Davis Juvenile Justice System Ledetra 2/10/15 The Future of the Juvenile Justice System • • • • Community involvement in law enforcement courts Sentencing corrections Trends of the juvenile justice system Causation theories Law Enforcement Community Involvement Positive police-community relations are critical for the effectiveness of crime prevention. Many police have made efforts to connect by doing neighborhood watch and community night out. This effort is especially need in the
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The Juvenile Justice System As a growing number of adolescents have been displaying problematic behaviors‚ juvenile delinquency has become more apparent in the United States‚ therefore rendering a greater need for a juvenile justice system. Many have asked such questions as what is juvenile justice system‚ what causes problem behavior in these youths‚ what are the solutions‚ are they effective‚ and which of these solutions yield the greatest results. Juvenile detention centers have become one of
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