| The U.S. Constitution is supported by a dual court system in which the power is shared between the state and the federal governments. Most criminal cases are tried in state court‚ whereas‚ federal crimes are tried in federal courts. Both courts have jurisdiction‚ although federal courts are limited to the cases heard. The state offers a broad capability to encompass more cases and averages 30‚000‚000 cases filed‚ whereas‚ the federal courts see a mere 1‚000‚000 cases (findlaw). State and federal
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COURT ASSIGNMENT DETAIL COURT ASSIGNMENT IS DUE BY MARCH 25‚ 2013 USE THE INFORMATION BELOW AS A GUIDELINE Report to include the date and time of your attendance. The court rooms you observed. - Observe criminal proceedings and identify terms discussed in class such as bail‚ show cause‚ probation‚ sentences‚ incarceration‚ parole‚ conditional sentence‚ curfews‚ restitution‚ diversion‚ warrants‚ etc. - Provide a brief synopsis of your observations incorporating concepts discussed in class
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days‚ or heading down the wrong path? There are many different types of alternative punishment; the amount of juvenile crime would dramatically drop if any of these were more greatly enforced. The most effective way to help these teenagers and to get them started down the correct path is enforcing alternative punishment upon them. This form of punishment is sometimes also known as juvenile justice‚ restorative justice‚ and community justice (Karp‚ 2004). One of the most important characteristics of
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Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? April J. Bundy Ethical Decision Making in Heath Care January 22‚ 2012 Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? The Hippocratic Oath‚ taken by all healthcare professionals states that‚ “What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men‚ which on no account one must spread abroad‚ I will keep to myself‚ holding such things shameful to be spoken about. I will respect the privacy of my patients
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curb juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency has become more serious in recent years. Crime committed by young people has risen since the mid-twentieh century. Youth crime is an aspect of crime which receives great attention from the news media and politicians. ‘Juvenile delinquent’ is someone between 12 and 17 years who through the due process of law and therefore subject to punishments determined by a youth court. Parents‚ society‚ and schools should be responsible to curb juvenile delinquency
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Juveniles who commit first or second degree murder should not receive a mandatory sentence of life without parole. The majority of supreme court justices believes that it should not be mandatory to sentence juveniles to life without parole because violates the eighth amendment. The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. What’s the point of the United States Constitution
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Juveniles The United States take juvenile offenders very seriously because these juvenile offenders can become even worse offenders when they are adults. Not letting a juvenile get away with a warning or minor charge from what they should of got‚ helps teenagers understand that there are consciousness for their actions. If other teenagers observe and are aware that the Criminal Justice field is not going to take petty on them it will stir them away from trouble. It is better to teach someone right
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A human being under the age of eighteen gets in trouble with the law; the case will be heard in the juvenile justice system. That was not the case. The idea of a separate justice system for juveniles is just over one hundred years old. Juvenile delinquents are minors‚ usually defined as being between the age of ten and eighteen‚ who have committed some act that violates the law. However‚ these acts aren’t called “crimes” as they would be for adults. Rather‚ crimes committed by minors are called “Delinquent”
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How to deal with juvenile offenders is controversial. In the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ sociologists warned treating juveniles like common criminals would make them more likely to break the law. The nation listened to this and began diverting youths with minor or status offenses away from the juvenile justice system. They would experience other‚ less punitive sanctions such as counseling. What is interesting in this scenario is that this actually "widened the net." More juveniles were actually in the
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Juvenile Crime Statistics William Scott Bennett CJA/374 September 24‚ 2012 LeDetra C. Jones Juvenile Arrests 2008 Data is collected by law enforcement agencies within the United States and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations for tracking purposes. These numbers are used by analysts at the FBI to indicate trends in crime and to possibly develop alternative policing methods. A statistician can manipulate numbers to show what they feel is relevant‚ but aside from
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