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    Juvenile Justice

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    Isolation • Mechanical Restraints-shackling • Loss of Privileges • Time Extension 6. Realities of Training School Life • Limited Rehabilitation Resources • Poor Quality Services • Custodial Orientation • High Rates of Violence/Gang Subculture • Antagonism Between Staff and Youth • Isolation from youths family and community 7. Future of Training School System • Downsizing • Redesign • Abolition EFFECTIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS: What the research Says • Focus limited resources on the

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    Blind Justice?

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    11 / 17 / 11 STS437 Theories of Justice Justice Not Blind? We are probably all familiar with the iconic symbol of justice in the Western world: the goddess with scales in one hand and a double-edged sword in the other. More importantly‚ she is often depicted as being blindfolded in order to show objectivity‚ so justice can be meted out fairly without fear or favor. This is the ideal concept of justice in the western tradition...fairness through impartiality. The fact that all of us probably

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    The Concept of Justice

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    Socrates and Aristotle both have contrasting views of the concept of justice which serves to influence their notions of an ideal constitution. The abstract‚ speculative ideas of Socrates will be compared and contrasted with the practical‚ sensory ones of Aristotle in matters concerning justice and politics. Both Aristotle and Socrates disagree with regards to the definition of justice and what qualities are attributed to a just person. According to Aristotle‚ a just person must follow the law

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    Criminal Justice

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    work towards becoming a police officer. The positive feedback I received from him about the work he does to aid the community in becoming a safer place was truly inspirational to me. The officer has made himself accessible to the community at all times. While on duty he responds to calls for anything from minor car accidents and triggered alarms to backing up fellow officers and incidents of domestic violence. A daily challenge that he faces is not having enough hours in the day to help everyone

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    Criminal Justice

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    Business. (2009). Writing workshops as alternative literacy education for incarcerated women. Retrieved from http://www.allbusiness .com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/corrections-prisons/12268677-1.html Bamberg‚ S.‚ Ajzen‚ I.‚ & Schmidt‚ P Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. (1987). Recidivism of prisoners released in 1983. Retrieved from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#recidivism‚ 1-13. Collins‚ D.‚ & O ’Neil‚ D Delcour‚ J. (2005). Children of misfortune: 7 million have jailed parents

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    they will get out of it with a plea bargain or they might not even step foot in the court room because someone else is already getting prosecuted for it. Courts and plea bargains go hand in hand these days. To me‚ I think plea bargains are not true justice‚ its laziness. According to BGA‚ there were 85 wrongful convictions in Illinois. 81 out of the 85 cases involving wrongful convictions were involving government misconduct or errors.The investigation’s findings are based on the cases of 83 men and

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    Juvenile Justice

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    forgery‚ fraud‚ vandalism as well as many others. In 2009‚ there were 32‚638‚900 youths in the United States and 1‚906‚600 of them were arrested for a type of crime. (Puzzanchera & Adams‚ 2012). There are many options that the Department of Juvenile Justice System can lead towards such as punishment or treatment‚ but the rehabilitation depends on the juvenile at hand. Most research suggests there is a reduced recidivism amongst juveniles who receive treatment. Treatment options are the ideal way to deal

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    Justice In The Republic

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    In The Republic‚ Plato discovers justice in the individual from the creation of a hypothetical city. The reader follows his desire to understand morality and the happiness the just man receives in comparison to the unjust man through the dynamic dialogue between Socrates and several other thoughtful men. Ultimately‚ Plato determines that being just is the most beneficial way to live. The era Plato lived in perceived justice as a burden on their shoulders. During Glaucon’s explanation of injustice

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    Justice in the Republic

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote "One man’s justice is another’s injustice." This statement quite adequately describes the relation between definitions of justice presented by Polemarchus and Thrasymachus in Book I of the Republic. Polemarchus initially asserts that justice is "to give to each what is owed" (Republic 331d)‚ a definition he picked up from Simonides. Then‚ through the unrelenting questioning of Socrates‚ Polemarchus’ definition evolves into "doing good to friends and harm to enemies"

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    The Definition of Justice

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    What is justice? Is it what it is fair? Or is it what is merely appropriate in a specific situation? This is a question that has been pondered for millennia; certainly what is clear is that justice is needed to keep the society stable and safe. Justice is like the equilibrium stage of a chemical equation. A little deviation can cause a dramatic reaction for better or worse. Justice is associated with many words‚ but the essence is always what is fair. Justice‚ according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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