The juvenile justice system was created for a simple but specific reason‚ and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the
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Running head: JUVENILE JUSTICE 1 Juvenile Justice Valarie Murphy-Taylor CRJ 301 Timothy Koester February 18‚ 2013 JUSTICE 2 Juvenile justice was created in the late 1800’s as reform to U.S. policies with regards to youth offenders. Over time‚ through various amendments directed at protecting both the due process rights of youth‚ and creating an averse effect in relation to jail among youth offenders‚ juvenile justice created a system similar to that
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communicate with anybody telling them that something is wrong. The mother is supposed to be the person responsible for that at the time‚ and if she cannot do her job it is necessary for the government to step in and defend that child. It is similar to parens patriae which means parent of the nation‚ and I do not believe they should make an exception just because the child is not born yet. Children are innocent and they should not have to be punished or have long term mental defects because their mother decided
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them‚ they simple just have to go along with what the parent decides. This leaves the savior siblings who don’t want to provide a live-organ donation helpless. The only hope these children have under current law is if the government exercises the parens patriae power‚ the government authority is to intervene in parental actions to protect the child. Many more reasons support how savior siblings are only used as means to an end‚ but these are only a few. There may not be many options on saving a child
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Which philanthropic organization significantly influenced eighteenth-century correctional practices? A) The Philadelpia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Persons B) The Bridewell Workhouse C) The National Rifle Association D) The Parens Patriae Assembly 5. Which of the following is true as to the intake process in most jurisdictions during the past decade? A) It is becoming increasingly formal B) It is becoming increasingly informal C) It is becoming cost-prohibitive D) It is becoming
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Justice System 20th Century The first juvenile court in this country was established in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899‚ which established the Nation ’s first juvenile court. The British doctrine of parens patriae (the State as parent) was the rationale for the right of the State to intervene in the lives of children in a manner different from the way it intervenes in the lives of adults. The doctrine was interpreted to mean that‚ because children were
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The Fourth Amendment protects against illegal search and seizures. This means that a U.S. citizen cannot have themselves‚ homes and/or possessions searched or confiscated by law enforcement without a legal warrant. It pretty much protects citizen’s privacy. But there are positive and negative effects from this. It protects the citizen’s from law enforcement from searching on the spot without legal documentation authorizing it. On the other hand‚ thou‚ it could help criminals dispose of evidence while
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who were neglected‚ abused‚ or delinquent. The concepts of parens patriae and in loco parentis served as the foundation for interventions such as houses of refuge. Into the late 1800’s and early 1900’s a call for reform led to the creation of the juvenile justice system in the United States by the child savers. The early Juvenile Justice system was founded on the belief that the state could and should as in loco parentis under parens patriae. In the late nineteenth century the juvenile justice system’s
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Chp 1 aging-out process (also known as desistance or spontaneous remission) The tendency for youths to reduce the frequency of their offending behavior as they age; aging-out is thought to occur among all groups of offenders. at-risk youths Young people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure‚ substance abuse‚ and early sexuality. best interests of the child A philosophical viewpoint that encourages the state to take control of wayward children and provide
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS‚ ex rel. MICHAEL O’CONNELL v. ROBERT TURNER‚ Superintendent of the Reform School of the City of Chicago. [NO NUMBER IN ORIGINAL] SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS‚ NORTHERN GRAND DIVISION 55 Ill. 280; 1870 Ill. LEXIS 355 September‚ 1870‚ Decided OPINION: Mr. JUSTICE THORNTON delivered the opinion of the Court: By the order of this court‚ the writ of habeas corpus was issued‚ commanding Robert Turner‚ superintendent of the reform school of the city
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