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    Michelle Jones June 25‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Week 2 Check Point CJS 240 ------------------------------------------------- Delinquency Deterrence Response Throughout life’s time‚ juveniles have committed crimes for various reason from peer pressure- to-finding themselves as to how they will fit best amongst this world. Most juveniles recognize there are consequences in which they have to deal with‚ when their criminal-like behavior warrants that

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    Tiffany Robinson CJS/240 September 20‚ 2012 Delinquency Deterrence Response Farrell Binder The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency. According to Wadsworth‚ children are punished less severely than adults‚ limiting the power of the law to deter juvenile crime (Wadsworth‚ 2005). According to the Choice Theory‚ “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions.” Some experts believe

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    juvenile delinquency. “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions; delinquent behavior is a rational choice made by a motivated offender who perceives that the chances of gain outweigh any possible punishment or loss” (Siegal & Welsh‚ 2005). Some experts believe that delinquent acts will not be committed if teenagers are punished severely. Crime prevention strategies include general deterrence‚ specific

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    Associate Level Material Appendix B Statistics UCR and Self-Report Data Complete the matrix below. To complete this matrix‚ list two pros and two cons of Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data and two pros and two cons of self-report data. |Statistical Information |Pros |Cons | |Official Information: |One pro about the UCR is that it can be |One con about the UCR is that it only incudes

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    Individual Theories T Edwards CJS/240 January 9‚ 2011 Juvenile delinquency is a world problem that has been around for centuries. But it is only now in this present era that the problem is truly being recognized due to the amount of problems and issues it brings before the courts with young and under age adolescents. Because of this research is being done to pinpoint the exact causes and reasons for juvenile delinquency. It is common knowledge that children or teenagers

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    Delinquency Deterrence Punishment for violating the laws can be lenient or they can be harsh‚ and they can be used to prevent others from committing crimes as well as deterring people from becoming repeat offenders. People assume that juveniles are not rational beings; meaning that they do not know the difference between right and wrong and that they do not understand the consequences following their actions‚ however that assumption is wrong because juveniles can be deterred from committing

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    Appendix D CJS/240

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    offense. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are key players in proceedings. Issues Impacting the Juvenile Court System Briefly review the discussions in the other two topics you did not choose for your first response on conversation starter 1. In a 200- to 300-word response‚ address the main points for and against the two controversial issues. I feel there are more points against confidentiality in juvenile proceedings than points for confidentiality in juvenile proceedings.

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    Juvenile delinquency along with the punishments associated with it seems to be one of the touchier subjects in today’s society. When it comes to juveniles‚ there are a number of different things that lead them to commit crimes. Things like the level of crime in their community‚ the bond they have with their parents‚ and even their economic status all lead juveniles to crime. In order for communities to even start to deter crime among juveniles‚ they need to start implementing a number of sources

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    Cjs 240 Week 4 Essay

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    Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique CJS/240 March 14‚ 2012 Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique Some of the possible reasons caseworker were not aware of the conditions in the Jackson home could have been due to the fact that the Jackson made have put up a front every time the caseworker came over by pretending to like and do for the kids‚ or it could have been that the caseworker knew about the condition but just did not care. It is very hard to believe that these caseworkers really

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    Christena Isaac 1/29/12 CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment When a juvenile offender is committed of a crime there are different courses of action that the court may proceed with to help them become rehabilitated in the community. A juvenile offender can be offered a community based treatment or be institutionalized. A community based treatment can consist of probation‚ restitution‚ vocational programs‚ or counseling. Depending on the type of crime that is committed helps determine what is necessary

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