Amanda Reynolds Abstract This paper will argue the need to reduce juvenile delinquency. It will consider ways to help reduce juvenile delinquency and why it is so important. This paper will give the reader insight about what needs to happen in order to help juveniles be successful and stay out of the juvenile justice system. There will be key agreements that will require the reader’s attention. Effective Ways to Reduce Juvenile Delinquency A 16-year-old teenager was arrested after a veteran
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Juvenile Justice in Today’s Day and Age Abstract This paper contains many articles containing information gathered from a psychological aspect and a criminal justice aspect. There are multiple ways that society has impacted our juveniles. The economy has also had an affect on the way our juveniles are raised‚ behave‚ and their personal outcomes that have had an impact on today’s society. The importance of communities banning together to help keep an eye on one another’s children can have a
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Processing Juveniles “Contact with a police officer often is a young person’s introduction to the juvenile justice system.” (Bolden-Barrett‚ n.d.) Whenever this occurs‚ there are potentially two outcomes‚ the police officer either sends a summons to a juvenile justice system pertaining to the offense/s of the juvenile or they choose to throw out the case. “Law enforcement’s role with youthful offenders‚ boys and girls under 18‚ is particularly challenging because federal law protects young people
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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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Juvenile detention centers were officially established in the United States in 1898 in Chicago‚ Illinois. Before this‚ minors were tried as adults in the criminal justice system. This change was founded on the two basic principles that minors should not be expected to receive the same punishments as an adult would‚ because they have not fully developed‚ and that the court system should focus on rehabilitation for the young children. The juvenile detention system established‚ was supposed to be quite
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Running Head: JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY Should Juveniles Receive the Death Penalty? Capital Punishment‚ or the penalty of death for crimes committed by a defendant‚ is a controversial topic in today’s society. In general‚ the public associates this method of punishment with adult offenders who commit heinous crimes. What about the defendants who are not adults? In some states‚ defendants as young as 16 years old have been tried as adults and eligible to receive the death penalty. Juveniles are being
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More and more juveniles are being incarcerated in adult prisons because of legislation dropping the age juveniles are allowed to be tried as an adult and expanding the list that are considered adult crimes. States vary as to how old and where a juvenile is incarcerated. They may have to wait until a certain age to be transferred to an adult facility or they have to go in ight after sentencing. Sometimes they are in the general population of adults and others they try to keep them in different
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Court Decisions Sandra Shemick HSM 240 February 15‚ 2015 Erin Akins Court Decisions I chose Drug testing programs for welfare applicants. The reason I chose this is because I happen to agree with doing so. I disagree with the junction that the judge put in saying that it is “likely unconstitutional”. I feel this because I am a strong supporter in helping those who are in need‚ not those that are abusing the help. As a mother of two‚ and have been on state assistance for help‚ I often would see
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predators within a safe establishment during school‚ school outing‚ or even when participating in after school activities is unacceptable and causes potential for liability charges. In student injury cases such as Hansen vs. Board of Education‚ the court observed a pattern with careless hiring‚ neglectful supervision‚ and unconcerned retention. It is important to cautiously screen all candidates‚ conduct suitable evaluations‚ and to create an environment that allows teachers to have witnesses. This
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When preparing for my court observation‚ I began wondering what could possibly effect a judge’s decision when it came down to deciding a sentence for a juvenile. After some brainstorming‚ I decided to observe factors that juveniles themselves displayed‚ and attempted to see if those factors influenced a judge’s decision. When originally starting my observations‚ I went in with five variables to look for which included the gender of the defendant‚ the defendants attire‚ the attitude in which they
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