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    Understanding

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    inevitable that the time available per week for timetabled delivery of the subject will vary from centre to centre. Some centres will have longer or shorter terms depending on the provision of half-term holidays‚ start of the academic year‚ etc‚ so the time available

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    Juvenile Sexual Offender As we all know‚ throughout the years‚ we’ve heard of many sad stories of juvenile sex offenders ad offenses. So what is a juvenile sex offender? “A juvenile sex offender is defined as a youth‚ from puberty to the legal age of majority‚ who commits any sexual act with a person of any age‚ against the victims will‚ without consent‚ or in an aggressive‚ exploitive or threatening manner.” The sex offenses usually start from about age 14 or 15. Smallenger

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    The Juvenile Justice System Jodia M Murphy Kaplan University CJ150 Juvenile Delinquency Professor Thomas Woods July 31‚ 2012 Abstract This paper takes a brief look at the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system in the United States. In recent years there has been an increase of juvenile cases being transferred into the adult court system. This paper will also look at that process and the consequences of that trend. History and Evolution In the early nineteenth century

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    Juvenile Crime and Punishment A controversial topic is whether or not juvenile offenders should be tried as adults. Before answering this question‚ people should consider some underlying facts beforehand. The nature of the crime should be considered as well as if juveniles are mentally mature enough to understand the repercussions of their crime. Depending on the crimes‚ whether violent or non-violent the sentence should fit the crime regardless of the age of the perpetrator. If tried and convicted

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    system. Children between the ages of seven and fourteen were presumed incompetent to form the requisite criminal intent; the prosecutor‚ however‚ could rebut that presumption by demonstrating that the child knew the difference between right and wrong. Children over age fourteen were presumed to have the capacity to form criminal intent. There were no special courts for children‚ and they were treated as adult criminals. Minors were arrested‚ held in custody‚ and tried and sentenced by a court that

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    60% of the children in juvenile are awaiting trial. I find it interesting that a child as young as 6 years old can go to juvenile and a child as young as 16 be tried as an adult in court and sent away to prison. Some of the crimes these young children commit should not be committed. Majority of the crimes happen because they rather are in juvenile detention centers rather than home. They find the detention centers more like comfort zones. What can we do as a community to stop these crimes from happening

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    Should the juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation By: CJS/240 January 17‚ 2011 University Of Phoenix There has been much of a debate over whether or not punishment or rehabilitation should be the prime focus of the juvenile justice system. In the past‚ the focus has gone from punishment to rehabilitation and back again. This swing seems to occur based more on the community ’s response to juvenile delinquents rather than on how well either one of

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    Reducing Juvenile Delinquency ABSTRACT There are many different parts of the Criminal Justice system. This paper will bring about the argument of how we can reduce Juvenile Delinquency in the United States. When a child is born he has no way of knowing he will become a bad element of society. There are many reasons that a child can turn to the bad elements of crime. We must ask ourselves‚ “why does this happen”? What can we as adults do to help the children of America stay on the right track

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    The problem of juvenile delinquency 1. Introduction Criminal acts of young persons are referred to broadly as juvenile delinquency. In some countries delinquency includes conduct that is antisocial‚ dangerous‚ or harmful to the goals of society. The age at which juveniles legally become adults varies from country to country‚ but it generally ranges from 15 to 18. In Belarus‚ however‚ the age of criminal responsibility begins at 16 but if we speak about serious crimes like murder‚ rape and others

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    RAISE THE AGE – THEY DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE North Carolina and New York are the only two states in the United States that prosecute crimes committed by 16 and 17 year olds in the adult court system no matter how minor the crime may be (Raise the Age NC). This can be devastating to our juveniles and their futures. Studies have shown that the average human brain does not mature to its complete development until the age of 25 (Miller and Bartollas). Today’s juveniles sometimes make stupid choices

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