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    internet can influence them tremendously on the way they see their lives and the actions they wish to take. The youth of our generation tend to want to rebel against their parents or guardians and want to act “independent” and feel like they are old enough to make choices on their own by committing regrettable mistakes and doing the exact opposite of what their parents tell them to do or not to do. All these trademarks are what lead kids down a wrong path through their life‚ therefore leading some children

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    Juvenile courts and adult courts are both similar and different in many ways. They’re mainly similar in putting away offenders or giving a punishment. Juvenile courts and adult courts are different in the way that juveniles are not put on trial for committing crimes‚ but for delinquent actions‚ and when the delinquent actions are very severe‚ then they could be considered crimes and the juvenile could be tried as an adult in the adult court system. Also juveniles don’t have the same right to a public

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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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    Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis CJA/374 October 28‚ 2013 Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis For many years‚ people have believed that the juvenile justice system was meant to serve as a way to protect the community. Juveniles who commit crimes are different from adults because many do not understand the complexity of the crime committed. In order to respond to these differences‚ many states have established a way to treat these adolescents through juvenile

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    Juvenile delinquency is an issue that impacts every person in our society. It seems like every day you hear more and more about how children are engaging in criminal activities‚ some of these criminal acts are so severe that it shakes whole communities to their core. We are constantly reminded on a daily basis just how severe the issue of juvenile violence has become. These increasing levels of juvenile violence have shown up in the form of shooting in communities and schools‚ drug related crimes

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    What would a parent do if their child became an adult in seconds? Once a parent has to answer that question‚ they are never the same. When a juvenile is put into the adult system‚ that is the question the parents ask themselves. No parent wants to lose their child before their child loses them and that is how they feel when their child is sentenced to adult court. The sentencing of juveniles in adult court is unjust because children are different than adults‚ they are influenced easily‚ and prison

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    waiver to adult court) is unduly harsh for youth whose brains have not fully formed” (Should Adolescents). Many facts point to the conclusion that juveniles should not be tried as adults. Although some believe children should be punished for what they have done‚ it should not be done in such a harsh and permanent method. Juveniles make bad decisions‚ but they are somewhat not responsible for doing so. Excluding the case of violent crimes‚ such as murder and rape‚ children should never be tried as adults

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    Trying juveniles has been a topic to the public we hear about in the judustrial system. It contains a lot of arguments which has its pros and cons. Considering being a juvenile delinquent you must commit a crime that is under the age of 18. Prosecutors can charge juveniles as adults when they are suspected of violent offenses or crime. Back in time when this happened‚ this treatment involved the death penalty. As of today it involves being prosecuted through adult courts and incarcerated in the adult

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    adolescents. Juvenile delinquency has been on the rise and as delinquency continue to rise so does the number of delinquents that go to correctional facilities to serve time for the crimes they have committed. Previously incarcerated youth return to the justice system at alarmingly high rates. Eventually incarceration youth have to come out of the correctional facilities and be re-intergraded back into mainstream society once time has been served. Juvenile delinquents are coming into the juvenile justice

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    the process of their deviance behavior. Their main concern is reaping the benefits from their criminal actions. They socialize in normal setting to camouflage any criminal behavior such as going to school or participating in park and recreational activities. By acting normal‚ this keeps attention away from them. Because the attention is not on them‚ they feel as if they have accomplished what they set out to do. No jail time and benefits from their criminal behavior are their accomplishments.

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