supervision and services to both adult and juvenile offenders on probation. They work to rehabilitate offenders by conducting offender risk assessments‚ enforce the conditions of court orders‚ and help to ensure that the offenders are aware of the impact of their crime on the victims and the public. Probation officers help judges to decide on the sentence‚ interview probationers to determine the effectiveness of probation supervision‚ provide pre-sentence reports on offenders who are charged‚ and recommend
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SUPREME COURT ABOLISHES JUVENILE EXECUTIONS Brianna Talley The University of Alabama CJ 306-001 The Abstract In a 5 to 4 ruling‚ the Supreme Court decided to abolish capital punishment for juveniles. After doing an experiment they concluded that it was cruel and unusual punishment to give a minor the death penalty because they are too immature. 20 states permitted the death penalty for minors. They canceled the death sentence for Christopher Simmons and 72 other people for crimes they committed under
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The juvenile justice system and parents across America struggle on a day-to-day basis with their children and substance abuse. It is stated that four out of every five children arrested within the system are under the influence of a substance (alcohol or drugs) when committing the crimes that forced them to be detained and arrested (Alcoholism.about.com‚ 2010). It is reported within the textbook that seventy-three percent of high school seniors had used alcohol within the past year‚ which makes
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According to “Juvenile Delinquency‚” under the parens patriae philosophy‚ minors who engage in extralegal behavior are viewed as victims of improper care‚ custody and treatment at home (Siegel‚ Welsh‚ Senna 16). The concept of parens patriae explains the state’s duty to protect minor children who lack proper care and custody from their parents. The occurrence of minor illegal behavior is a sign that the state should intervene. Before more serious crimes are committed‚ these youths should be taken care
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From 1990 to to the present there has been a sharp increase in juvenile crime across the United States. From 1996 to the present there has been a slight decline from the statistics in 1995(OJJDP). What was the cause for this uprise in juvenile delinquincy? I will discuss 2 different theories to why there was such an increase in juvenile crime rates. I will analyze the rise of the "Gangsta-Rap" culture in the early 1990 ’s and how it may have affected teenagers that are in lower- income families
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Adult What is a definition for an adult? A fully developed person from a malignity owned‚ or when a person over twenty-one. I claim that an adult don’t have a specific definition‚ and I think that is nothing about age‚ appearance‚ and relationship. How to show you are an adult? Around five years ago‚ when I was working in a computer’s company‚ I felt I was an adult. Five years ago‚ I was working in a pretty good company‚ and I was working harder than other peers; in addition‚ I worked more than
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JUVENILES AND THE DEATH PENALTY CRMJ400 – CRIMINOLOGY DEVRY UNIVERSITY SHALAUNDRA REED launy.reed@wellsfargo.com 704-968-6803 NOVEMBER 2010 JUVENILES AND THE DEATH PENALTY 1 March 1‚ 2005 was the day that the Supreme Court ended the death penalty for juveniles that committed vicious crimes such as murder prior to their 18th birthday. “"The age of 18 is the point where society draws the line for many purposes between childhood and adulthood. It is‚ we conclude‚ the age at which
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Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency is a negative behavior of children and teens that may violate the law or cause widespread disorders in communities or society. The age limit of juvenile not only varies from country to country but also from state to state within a country as in the case of the United States. However no matter different the age limit is‚ every government takes juvenile delinquency as a serious issue. In order to develop effective prevention‚ the reasons behind juvenile delinquency
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Delinquent behavior during childhood and early adolescence is a major and costly problem for society. In an effort to learn more about the root causes of juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviors‚ research must be done to test if these factors are direct causes of juvenile delinquency. Serious delinquency and drug use are major problems in American society. Past research indicates that many variables correlate with delinquency and that many factors tend to increase the risk of later delinquent
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to form criminal intent. There were no special courts for children‚ and they were treated as adult criminals. Minors were arrested‚ held in custody‚ and tried and sentenced by a court that had discretion to order the child imprisoned in the same jail as adult criminals. Although children received the same punishment as adults‚ they were not provided with many of the due process protections accorded adult criminals. For instance‚ minors did not have a right to "bail‚ indictment by grand jury‚ [and]
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