Chapters 1 & 2The Juvenile Justice System Review Questions Multiple Choice 1. Under common law doctrine (the legal system the American colonists brought from England) a juvenile age _____ or older could receive the same punishment as an adult. a. 7 b. 14 c. 16 d. 18 e. 21 2. The first juvenile court was founded in ____________. a. New York‚ New York b. Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania c. Boston‚ Mass. d. Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania e. Cook County‚ Illinois 3. The term parens patriae means ______________
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|Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes | Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is a general orientation to the field of juvenile justice‚ including causation theories and the development of system responses to delinquent behavior. The problems facing juveniles today are addressed‚ and adult and juvenile justice systems are compared‚ including
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total number of items that were stolen added up to over $100. This is the first time that Charlie has been in juvenile court and could potentially be the first time that Charlie has stolen. In this case study the Judge‚ Juvenile probation officer and the police officer need to work together in order to determined what will happen to Charlie due to this being his first encounter in juvenile court. Shop lifting also known as larceny‚ theft is either divided into grand or petty theft in many states
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level and how can these children succeed? How can society negate the effects of poverty and drug culture on children of low income families? Societal woes continue to plague families in inner city communities that create low graduation rates‚ juvenile delinquency‚ gang violence‚ police brutality and economic stress. Leadership is lacking in single parent households where one parent is forced to take on almost all the responsibility that would be better shared by two parents. This creates stagnation
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THE PROS AND CONS OF A SEPARATE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Separate Juvenile Justice System DeVry University Professor C. Robins CRMJ300 Katja C. Bonds August 14‚ 2011 I. Introduction A. Juvenile 1. Age range for juveniles 2. Delinquent juvenile 3. Young offenders II. History overview of Juvenile Justice System A. Parent Interaction 1. The responsibilities of the parent 2. The responsibilities of the juvenile B. Police Interaction 1. Discretion
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CharLee Williams CJ 501—Trends Galbraith Final Paper Juvenile Justice‚ Corrections‚ and Future Trends: Kid Crime Yesterday‚ Today‚ and Tomorrow? When one thinks about juvenile crime‚ many different thoughts come to mind. Do we think about high profile cases such as Columbine? Do we think about random acts of gang violence? Do we think about William Lembcke‚ the 16-year-old boy from Colville‚ Washington who killed his entire family (his sister‚ brother‚ step-dad‚ and mother) during the Christmas
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associated with young offenders of specific cultures. Although the trend is moving in a direction that addresses programs for specific cultural groups much more emphasis must be put on these programs. For First Nations youth that are locked into the juvenile system‚ there must be alternative treatment programs made available that deal with the problems associated with the colonization process that generations of First Nations people have been subjected to. The process of decolonization will only be achieved
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What kind of alternative methods of justice would you suggest for youth offenders‚ besides incarceration? Juveniles aged 10-17 years commit more property than violent crimes‚ and generally commit less serious crimes such as graffiti‚ vandalism‚ shoplifting‚ fare evasion‚ motor vehicle theft‚ unlawful entry and road traffic offences. The main purposes of the Children‚ Youth and Families Act 2005 are: to provide for community services to support children and families; and to provide for the protection
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Strategies Literature Review for Bridging the Gap Substance abuse today is a widespread problem for youth as a whole‚ and presents an especially important challenge for those involved in the juvenile justice system. To help inform research related to substance abuse treatment in the juvenile justice system‚ we conducted a 10-year literature review guided by the framework of the 9 key elements to effective adolescent substance abuse treatment identified by Drug Strategies in Treating Teens:
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urinary diversion. She will mainly focus her assignment on the psychological‚ educational and physical needs of the patient. One of the treatments for bladder cancer can be a cystectomy‚ which is the removal of part or the entire bladder. After such surgery a urinary diversion needs to be put in place‚ Hautmann et al. (2007) suggest there are three distinct types of diversions 1. incontinent‚ cutaneous diversion (Ileal conduit); this is the most common procedure. 2. continent‚ cutaneous diversion (pouch);
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