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    state of the union‚ which is a pretty big deal for most teens. What most eighteen-year olds are not so happy about is the fact that they are no longer being tried for crimes in juvenile courts. One or two years younger than eighteen does not make much of a difference. It is not fair for one person‚ just seventeen years of age‚ to be tried in a juvenile

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    whether the juvenile system should be left with only one judicial system where the same rules apply to both adults and juveniles remaining. Children have been tried as adults without any consideration of their age or crime committed. Only after their teenage years does a child realize important concepts and rules society expects. Research shows that the prosecution of juveniles as adults does not help reduce crime and can affect some psychologically as well. About 250‚000 juvenile youth are prosecuted

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    Petty cash fund is a relatively small amount of cash that businesses keep on hand for the purpose of small transactions such as providing change to customers‚ postage expenses‚ highway tolls etc. In such transactions‚ the use of checks is time consuming‚ costly or illogical. Usually a custodian is appointed to administer the petty cash and it is his/her duty to account for the expenses incurred out of petty cash fund. Whenever the custodian makes any payment from the fund to an employee or a customer

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    Does Juveniles should be punished as an adult if they have commit a crime? Every year in the United states‚ an estimated 250‚000 children under the age of 18 are tried‚ sentenced or imprisoned as adults. And of these ‚ around 100‚000 actually end up in adult jails and prisons ‚ with many spending time in solitary confinement. About 37% are Non-Hispanic Black males‚ 25% are Non-Hispanic White‚ 23% are Hispanic males‚ 7.9% are all females and 6% are other males. I disagree that juveniles should be sentence

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    Question: Should juvenile offenders be tried and punished as adults? Claim: Juvenile offenders shouldn’t be tried and punished as adults. I. Introduction a. There has been a lot of controversy over the issue of if juveniles should be tired and punished as adults. II. Harsh Policies Do not work http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/juvenile-justice/factsheets/youthasadults.pdf III. Adult Convictions Jeopardize Children’s Rights and Futures IV. Risks to Children’s Health V. These Policies

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    righteous; fairness" and to bring to justice is stated as "to treat fitly or fairly". Is our juvenile justice system just? According to the definition it is not. So‚ do you think juveniles should be tried as adults or should they be tried as juveniles? It is not fair or righteous to treat juveniles as adults. Today we live in a world of crime and the youth are committing many of these crimes. The juvenile court system is to deal with all crimes committed by minors (under age 18) but this is not happening

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    convict.” Is this what you would want to endure for a simple traffic violation of no seat belt‚ running a red light or dark tinted windows? Or would you prefer a traffic school session or two‚ picking up garbage on a Saturday morning or paying a fine? I would gladly prefer the latter. The prison has a “revolving door” as if welcoming persons to come again. We need to replace this door with job services and opportunities and quality rehabilitation. A prison term is not the answer to petty crimes in our

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    orchestrates his offense‚ and the high expectations he has of his players. Tom Izzo has coached the Michigan State Spartans for the past 18 years. His vast accomplishments include winning one national championship (2000)‚ reaching six final four appearances‚ and collecting seven Big Ten titles. Even though Izzo has been named the nation’s best coach eight times‚ he doesn’t shed away from hiswhat I call‚ “grit to glory.” What do I mean by that? He created a rebounding drill called “war” where his players

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    young people. The Teens and Children serving adult sentences now‚ have no future to look forward to‚ and now cannot change and become active members of society. When a juvenile is arrested‚ the police will submit an application for the perpetrator for probation. Probation then looks at the criminals environment‚ psychological factors‚ and other crucial factors to determine where they go. If the crime is deemed harsh‚ and cruel‚

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    Juvenile criminals‚ conscious adults or underdeveloped children? When you’re dealing with children who committed a crime such as murder‚ it is hard to judge if whether they should be tried as an adult or as a child. I think that juveniles should be tried as adults because if children brain development was the reason they kill others‚ then they teens would kill at around the same rate around the world. First‚ if children are not tried as adults and are released there is no telling if they will

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