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    Juvenile

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    Challenge Questions for Chapter 6: 1. Is Sgt. Kelly making best use of her time? It is particularly important to assign and review cases to her investigators‚ so she is carrying out her duties as a sergeant. But‚ I think she should learn how to manage her time to accomplish the most important in a short time as in order to have time for other labors. 2. How can Sgt. Kelly address the specific needs of the problem investigators? She has to set priorities to her two investigators

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    Juvenile Problems

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    Juvenile Problems Paula Barton Texas A&M Commerce Table of Content Abstract 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 4 Chapter 2: Issues Involved with Juvenile 5 The Media 5 Treatments 6 Sentencing 7 Death Penalty 8 Chapter 3: Juvenile Crime Gangs 9 Latin Kings 10 Mexican Mafia 10 Aryan Brotherhood 11 Bloods 12 Crips 13 Female Gangbanging

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    Juvenile Crime

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    Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year‚ millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics‚ as of 1999‚ the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990 ’s. Statistics about juvenile crime have shown a steady increase of juvenile arrests from 1987 to 1994. Although overall crime rates have decreased since 1994‚ they are still above what they were in 1980. The following paragraphs and charts show the crime rates of specific crimes

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    Recidivism of Juvenile Transfers and Community Programs Over the past years‚ scholars and courts have studied the recidivism of young offenders whom have been convicted as adults. As prosecutions of young offenders continue to increase within the adult court system‚ many argue whether programs are being used properly to reintroduce repeat offenders back into society. Loughran‚ put the juvenile process in perspective with his statement‚ “theoretical intent of broader transfer provisions was clear

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    I feel that one of the biggest problems that the United States is faced with in the present day is juvenile crime. Juvenile crime does not only affect the individuals who commit the crime‚ it also affects the victim of the crime. This also affects the juvenile in their adult lives as the crime can be on their record as long as they live. Experts still have not found the main reason why juveniles commit crimes. However‚ they have come up with a number of reasons of why juvenile’s commit crimes‚ which

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    Juvenile Justice

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    Juvenile delinquency is an issue that impacts every person in our society. It seems like every day you hear more and more about how children are engaging in criminal activities‚ some of these criminal acts are so severe that it shakes whole communities to their core. We are constantly reminded on a daily basis just how severe the issue of juvenile violence has become. These increasing levels of juvenile violence have shown up in the form of shooting in communities and schools‚ drug related crimes

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    The Police and Corruption

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    The Police and Corruption The police. Twenty-four hours a day‚ three hundred sixty-five days a year‚ this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police

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    sexuality 4) Juvenile Delinquency- Participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit. 5) Chronic Juvenile offenders- youths that have been arrested 4 or more times during their minority and perpetuate a stricking majority of serious criminal acts. Known as the "chronic 6 percent" is believed to engage in significant portion of all delinquent behavior‚ these youths do not age out of crime but continue their criminal behavior into adulthood. 6) Juvenile Justice System-

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    Juvenile Gangs

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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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    Rights of Juveniles

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    Describe the Legal rights juveniles have today To protect juveniles from self-incrimination‚ provisions were made to have the Miranda rights available before being questioned by the police. A 1979 us supreme court ruling found that juveniles should have a waiver and be old enough to understand the consequences of waiving their rights. The Miranda rights also protects juveniles against the unlawful search of their personal property‚ unless it is to maintain order and safety among other students

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