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    A Missing Person Report was filed with the Arlington Police‚ and Detective James Smith has been assigned to the case. The Department was given a Precept through Cambridge Juvenile Court on 4/20/2017. On‚ 5/17/17‚ Kenneth was located at Ms. Taylor’s home and brought to Cambridge Juvenile Court‚ and the Precept was dismissed. Kenneth is currently back at the STARR Program in Arlington. Since being placed Kenneth has engaged in counseling services at the program and has remained

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    Abolishing PPSMI-Our Government’s Magnificent Mistake (I just had to post this: NST kinda mangled my letter lol) It seems the decision is final. The Government has decided to abolish the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English (PPSMI)‚ ignoring the protests of the Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE)‚ and even ignored the idea of providing options for those who wishes to learn the two subjects in English. Needless to say‚ many people are unsatisfied with the ‘explanation’ and ‘rationale’

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    Economy / Government 11 Mr. Wright (4) 5 March 2013 Abolishing Abortion Abortions need to be abolished. To say an embryo is worth any less than a new born child is to be ignorant. We must speak for those whom cannot speak for themselves. One must imagine had they been aborted how many lives would be altered. To abort a fetus is to kill a child. A fetus will‚ hopefully‚ grow into a healthy baby child. That child will grow and have a life. That child could potentially grow up to change

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    Jimmy Watson History May 13‚ 2009 Abolishing Slavery The American civil war had a profound effect on the lives of slaves. It ultimately resulted in the abolition of slavery. Slaves first arrived in America in Virginia in 1619. The Underground Railway was a way by which slaves could find freedom. This was a method for northerners to help escaped slaves to find a place to live in free states or Canada. Free black Americans were usually the ones to plan and helped with the Underground Railroad

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    Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Although the current juvenile justice system in many states now closely resembles the adult criminal justice system‚ they remain two separate systems of justice‚ founded on different philosophies. Generally speaking‚ while the adult criminal justice system emphasizes the punishment of criminals‚ the juvenile justice system is based on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. In the early twentieth century‚ the Progressives began to perceive children

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    Juveniles accused of serious offences should be tried in adults courts‚ rather than in Juvenile Courts. Discuss the prosecution and consequence of such statement. Introduction First and foremost‚ from a historical view juveniles delinquency and its process are recently developed‚ even the idea of childhood and adolescence. Juvenile delinquency is an offense done by youths. In U.S. jurisdiction youths are considered between the age of 7 and 18 while delinquent statutes provide a specific age.

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    preferential treatment towards juveniles is justified. This is because juveniles are in the process of puberty‚ and are mentally under developed. Juveniles are after all still legally dependant on their parents‚ and therefore the blame for committing crimes should be on their guardians. Besides these‚ juveniles tend to have a higher chance and ability to go through rehabilitation compared to adults‚ thus rehabilitative methods are preferentially used in juvenile courts as a substitution for jail terms

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    Juveniles Court Process & Terms CJA 204 September 26th‚ 2014 Professor Kahl University of Phoenix Juveniles Court Process & Terms Answer # 1 Statutory Exclusion Statutory exclusion is where an individual is under a certain age‚ 18 in most states. When you are under age you are considered a juvenile and therefore cannot be tried as an adult. The detention hearing must also take place within twenty-four hours of being held at a detention facility. U.s department of justice. ().  Answer

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    The first juvenile court was established in Chicago‚ Illinois in 1899 when the question presented itself whether or not juvenile offenders should be tried and sentenced differently then adult offenders. (Anderson‚ 1998) This is one of the reasons that the juvenile system was developed. Legislatures felt that’s the offenders age and maturity level be taken into consideration and that rehabilitation be the main focus of juvenile offenders. Physiatrist offered the facts that during adolescence‚ the

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    conditions set by correctional authorities (Siegel 2014). Although there are some compelling cases that argue for the right for juveniles sentenced to life in prison to be eligible for parole‚ the Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that there is no absolute right or legal right to receive parole (Swarthout v. Cooke and Cate v. Clay). Furthermore‚ people who argue that abolishing parole would have a negative effect on society do not have to look much further than the State of Virginia‚ where violent crime

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