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    that crime. Like adults‚ when juveniles commit a crime and are caught‚ there must be punishment for it. Depending on the severity of the crime that juvenile may be brought to a juvenile court and if the crime is more severe‚ an adult court may be more appropriate. The author will discuss the differences between adult and juvenile courts. Finally‚ it will discuss what can happen if juvenile courts are abolished and implications for young offenders. Compare and

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    level and how can these children succeed? How can society negate the effects of poverty and drug culture on children of low income families? Societal woes continue to plague families in inner city communities that create low graduation rates‚ juvenile delinquency‚ gang violence‚ police brutality and economic stress. Leadership is lacking in single parent households where one parent is forced to take on almost all the responsibility that would be better shared by two parents. This creates stagnation

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    Helping Juveniles Essay

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    If we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes‚ we could look into different options on how to help the adolescent. One way to help is to have better rehabilitation services and proper treatment. Another option is to try to prevent the adolescents from committing the crime in the beginning. There are many paths we can try to take rehabilitate these children. If we get involved early on in the child’s life it shows great success. All though getting involved after the child has committed

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    Using violence as a tool for economic growth has been a strategy in many societies over the years to gain power or better their country because they truly thought it was the right thing for them. Whether it was right or wrong is for us to judge individually. Two particular societies that used violence as an economic tool‚ was the Spanish conquistadors when they conquered the Aztec Empire. As well as The United States after World War II resulting in economic growth in many ways. Beginning in 1519

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    Costs and Consequences: Sweated Labor and Consumer Bargains Introduction: In order to make a wide variety of goods available at ever-decreasing prices or to maintain profits‚ retailers rely on low labor costs and working conditions that are often illegal in the United States. Tasks: Based on the information in the "Student Voice" section of Chapter 2‚ pp. 18–20‚ of your textbook‚ would you stop shopping at certain retailers? Is the consumption of food and clothing somehow different from the

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    The Juvenile Justice System As a growing number of adolescents have been displaying problematic behaviors‚ juvenile delinquency has become more apparent in the United States‚ therefore rendering a greater need for a juvenile justice system. Many have asked such questions as what is juvenile justice system‚ what causes problem behavior in these youths‚ what are the solutions‚ are they effective‚ and which of these solutions yield the greatest results. Juvenile detention centers have become one of

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    changes both in philosophy and in treatment of juvenile delinquents. Quaker reformers spurred the New York Legislature in 1824 to pass legislation creating a House of Refuge‚ which separated poor children and juvenile delinquents from adult criminals. The goal of the House of Refuge movement was both to prevent predelinquents from becoming criminals and to reform those who had already committed crimes. The judge had discretion to determine which juvenile delinquents might properly benefit from the House

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    Most people regard industrialization as a positive development capable of generating great wealth and revitalizing run-down areas. Mention industrialization today‚ and it brings to mind large factories organized with the latest technologies in mass producing. Along with these visions comes the promise of more jobs for the community‚ higher rates of pay‚ and financial stability. One can only think of the positive influences on a community that the opening of a new factory could bring‚ but during what

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    Consequences of Cheating

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    like any other unethical decision has continued to result in consequences that could possibly affect students for the rest of their lives. I remember my classmates in elementary school cheating on tests and getting caught most of the time. Many of my classmates in high school got after school detention for cheating‚ and today a lot of those same classmates are still known as liars and cheaters because they grew accustomed to such actions and are still cheating and lying their way through life.

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    Rights for Juveniles Current Issues in Criminal Justice – CCJ 2943 Julia Wallace Everest College Phoenix - Online Anonymity and Rights for Juveniles Anonymity

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