Detention Centers are meant to be a temporarily placement for troubled juveniles that have a potential high risk of reoffending or may likely not appear for their trial date. “Detention centers do serve a role by temporarily supervising the most at risk youths” (Ruddell‚ 2009). Today‚ the use of detention centers for juveniles are steadily increasing which only mean one thing‚ crime rates are increasing. The significant of this problem is with the many juvenile centers are they helpful for our troubled
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The Juvenile Justice System As a growing number of adolescents have been displaying problematic behaviors‚ juvenile delinquency has become more apparent in the United States‚ therefore rendering a greater need for a juvenile justice system. Many have asked such questions as what is juvenile justice system‚ what causes problem behavior in these youths‚ what are the solutions‚ are they effective‚ and which of these solutions yield the greatest results. Juvenile detention centers have become one of
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1. Was it a mistake to release Megan from Waxter Juvenile Detention Center? Why or why not? Using in-text citations with specific examples from the movie and the text into support your answer. I believe that it wasn’t a mistake to release Megan from Waxter because she was feeling like she was losing her mind being locked up. Megan states‚ “I can’t take it no more‚ I going to lose my god forsaken mind‚” meaning she is starting to lose herself that’s why she tried to go AWOL (escape) because she feels
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Alternatives to Detention Placing juveniles in a detention facility is not always the best way to go. There are a number of alternatives that can be used instead of putting a juvenile in a facility. When deciding which type of program to place a juvenile in‚ the court officials must take into consideration the safety of the public. Many offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community-based supervision while there are other serious offenders that may require confinement to protect
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The Case of Detention Discrimination Virginia Blackstone Kaplan University The Case of Detention Discrimination In this case‚ the Milwaukee County Juvenile Detention Center started a new policy requiring each unit of the facility to be staffed at all times by at least one officer of the same gender as the detainees housed at a unit. The purpose of the policy was to reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse of juveniles by offers of the opposite gender. Due to the makeup of the force‚ the policy
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Thousands of juveniles‚ which are people under 18‚ are locked away in detention centers each year due to crime. The juvenile justice system is more focused on the child than the actual crime he or she commits. Young people are not fully developed when it comes to their mental‚ emotional‚ and the physical state. Juveniles are sent to detention facilities due to the justice system wanting them to be separated from adults.The detention centers are to rehabilitate young people or restore them with normality
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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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Anthony Milini 2. Sleepers is a movie about four juveniles growing up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in the 1960’s. Lorenzo Carcatarra claims it is a true story‚ but New York denies anything and everything. The four boys are good friends with their Catholic priest named Father Bobby‚ who is played by Robert
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Over the years‚ there has been many changes in the system of law when it comes to juvenile offenders. Also‚ there has been many debates over the issue of how to punish minors. Some think that a minor would know the difference between wrong and right‚ and some think they wouldn’t. Others think that punishments for adults are too harsh for children‚ mainly for more violent crimes‚ such as murder or rape. For less serious offences‚ such as drug abuse or underage drinking the consequences can also be
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the questions oppressing our legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile delinquencies continue to make headlines. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because they are not yet adults‚ and therefore‚ they should be treated differently. This is an important debate because how we choose to punish juveniles affects both our current and future society. Teens all over the world
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