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    Abolishing Death Penalty

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    Matt Comer Mr. Snider English III March 1‚ 2016 Abolish the Death Penalty The death penalty is the punishment of execution‚ administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. Most people think that the death penalty is helping our society to become better but the truth is that it is only a drain on our country’s resources and citizens. The death penalty is the punishment of execution‚ administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. Today there are nearly one thousand people

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    NGOs : * (Teach the parents proper parenting skills) Educate parents and caregivers on proper parenting skills and ways to deal with children in a way so they themselves do not become abusers. They can teach parents and caregivers ways to discipline there children without physically or emotionally abusing them. At the same time‚ they also can provide basic information and techniques to parents and caregivers about human needs for love and care and how to show them to their children. They

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    Role of Police‚ Courts and Department of Corrections in the Juvenile Justice System James Francis Juvenile Delinquency American Military University Professor Robert Arruda The Role of Police‚ Courts and Department of Corrections in the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system brings the juvenile delinquent in contact with the local police‚ the court system and if found guilty‚ the Department of Corrections. This paper will discuss the role of the police‚ the courts and the Department

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    Slavery in America stems well back to when the New World was first discovered and was led by the country to start the African Slave Trade- Portugal. The African Slave Trade was first exploited for use on plantations in what is now called the Caribbean‚ and eventually reached the southern coasts of America. The African natives were of all ages and sexes. Women usually worked in the homes‚ cooking and cleaning‚ whereas men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls would usually help

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    Juveniles

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    individuals who are placed on probation in a sense that it gives them a second chance to redeem their wrongs in society. Community corrections vary from city to city and state to state‚ and were originally decentralized under the control of local courts. Currently‚ community based alternatives to prison are either state run programs‚

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    Juvenile Court Case Summary Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Juvenile Court Case Summary Roper Vs Simmons Case Roper (2005) is a United States Supreme court ruling related to capital punishment for juveniles under the age of 18. The case stands for the proposition that it is unconstitutional to sentence to death juveniles who are charged with murder before attaining the age of 18 (Roper‚ 2005). In this case‚ Christopher Simmons‚ a 17-year old boy‚ was convicted and sentenced to

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    Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime The word “delinquency” is a strong word and when people hear it they get scared. Juvenile delinquency is occurs when a juvenile’s behavior is in violation of criminal law‚ juvenile status offenses‚ and other juvenile misconducts. On the other hand‚ status offenses are those misconducts committed or engaged by a juvenile and that can be presented in a juvenile court. Status offenses are those offenses illegal for a certain group of people‚ in

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    In the United States we have two parallel systems that deal with individuals that commit crimes and or offenses against society. First we have the criminal justice system‚ a court which deals with adults who commit various crimes. Secondly‚ we have the juvenile justice system‚ a court designed especially for minors and is generally thought to help rehabilitate the offender. The salient difference between these two systems‚ as Mitcheal Ritter puts it‚ “is the use of distinct terminology to refer to

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    Sentencing of Juveniles

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    The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration

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    Three positions that interest me are the role of a Probation Officer‚ Juvenile Court Liaison‚ Rehabilitation Case Worker. Probation officers work with people who were convicted of crimes and sentenced to probation instead of incarceration. Probation and Parole Officer jobs require applicants to be U.S citizens‚ possess a valid driver’s license‚ and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college. This degree must be in one of the following areas: Criminal justice‚ Social work‚ Psychology

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