Juvenile Crime Jacqueline Allen CJS200 June 9‚ 2013 Charles Musselwhite Abstract Juvenile crime is a crime committed by minors (juveniles) younger than the statutory adult age. In most of the legal systems there are specific procedures followed when dealing with minor offenders‚ such as juvenile detention centers‚ boot camps‚ etc. This paper will attempt to create a better understanding of the offenses‚ the causes‚ and the procedures to deal with the criminal behavior of juveniles. In
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: CRIMINALIZATION IN BLACK YOUTH Juvenile delinquency is regarded as a serious social problem in the United States and many other countries. It has caused increasing public concern‚ but it is by no means a new problem. Young people formed violent street gangs in American cities during the 1800 ’s‚ and delinquency rates were reported rising during the early 1900 ’s. Delinquency is found in all nations and is particularly widespread in highly industrialized nations that
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In the case of “In re Gault” it was a landmark decision‚ which finally gave Juveniles the same due processes of adults. The U.S Supreme Court made this decision in 1967 after hearing the case of fifteen-year-old Gerald Gault. Gerald Gault was arrested on the morning of June 8‚ 1964‚ by the sheriff of Gila County‚ Arizona. The neighbor called the police saying that Gerald Gault called her house and used inappropriate and offensive language. The sheriff showed up to Gault’s residence arresting Gerald
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neighborhoods. Based on concrete theory of informal social controls‚ I proposition a 2-step hypothesis that links structure and process: family poverty inhibits family processes of informal social contract‚ in turn increasing the likelihood of juvenile delinquency. This is very important to me because I have a willing mine to try and come up with an idea to
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Juvenile Correctional Officers CRJ 303 Instructor Kart Nancy Roper May 5‚ 2012 When a person is charged for a crime that was committed and is sentenced to serve time in a facility‚ a correctional officer is responsible for the supervision and safety of the detainee. Correctional officers work in adult and juvenile detention centers‚ though in each facility their responsibilities differ pertaining to whether the detainee is an adult
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Rodriguez CJ150 Kaplan College Mr. Templeton August 30.2012 Juvenile gangs have become a serious and growing problem in many areas throughout the U.S. It is unlikely that gang control strategies can be successful as long as legitimate economic alternatives are lacking. I will be exploring the possible proactive solutions to this social problem. Juvenile gangs on the street and in prison “Violent crimes committed by juveniles are not diminishing‚ as other crimes‚ as reported by the Justice
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Juvenile Offender Marlys Schrandt 03/30/2015 CJS/ 221 Instructor Gilford University of Phoenix In this paper I will discuss the types of crimes and the difference on which juvenile offender group committed the crimes more. This will cover the main crimes that the white juveniles commit the most and the three crimes that the other predominant race also commit as well. The juveniles that commit majority of the crimes happen to be predominantly white. These juveniles seem to like to commit forcible
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Juvenile Delinquency Rationale When a young adult has problems in their life (home‚ school)‚ there is a big percent that they will get into trouble and go to jail for committing crimes of degree of some sort. These young adults will face time in detention halls or youth correctional facility‚ which can hold up to hundreds of young adults‚ some of these young adults might even go to an adult super max prison depending on the crime. As some young adults go through the criminal justice system‚ they
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SYSTEM There are some important differences in the juvenile and adult courts‚ which protect the offenders. When dealing with cases in the juvenile courts the age of the juvenile is taken into consideration‚ along with the nature of the offense. This protects the juvenile from being tried as an adult if the age‚ nature of the crime and even the mentality doesn’t warrant that the juvenile be tried as an adult. For example‚ if a 13 year old juvenile stole a car and went joy riding. They wouldn’t be tried
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REFLECTION ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY We hear a child stealing an apple from the market stands‚ and then rob a small shop‚ next day we learn about a 17-year-old kid who killed his classmates. People are concerned and rightly so. That’s all what we do or maybe give them a harsh punishment. It seems that the problem has only focused on punishment and very little on prevention or intervention. There is no single cause of violence but we can certainly list a lot of risk factors‚ which increase the development
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