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    Juvenile Court Process

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    Juvenile Court Process Elisha Lambert CJS/220 5/23/12 Reginald Anthony Before juvenile courts existed‚ children’s parent would determine their punishment. The odds of a child going through the court system were slim. Today when law enforcement arrests a juvenile the officer decides were the juvenile will go based the crime. Juvenile court has partial jurisdiction which means that they can only hear certain cases (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). Normally

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    Juvenile Justice System

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    several states indicate that large majorities support prevention programs and early intervention efforts‚ and support restorative justice programs over prison time for non-violent youthful offenders because they are not comfortable with incarcerating juveniles with adults. It is sadly unsurprising that in today’s youth justice system‚ male individuals from ethnic minorities receive the harshest punishment‚ and are often seen as impossible to rehabilitate‚ or undeserving of the second or third chances that

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics William Scott Bennett CJA/374 September 24‚ 2012 LeDetra C. Jones Juvenile Arrests 2008 Data is collected by law enforcement agencies within the United States and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations for tracking purposes. These numbers are used by analysts at the FBI to indicate trends in crime and to possibly develop alternative policing methods. A statistician can manipulate numbers to show what they feel is relevant‚ but aside from

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    Implications of Juvenile Courts Juvenile Justice Abstract The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent‚ neglected‚ and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”‚ meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago‚ the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile offender

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    Combat Deployment and the Military Family Combat deployment‚ in many ways‚ has affected every military family; the soldier‚ the spouse‚ and the child(ren). The spouses and child(ren) of the deployed soldier are often referred to as the “unsung heroes” of military families‚ at all times of a deployment. In the military‚ the families are often placed in the background‚ but families are crucial to the soldier’s success. There are several million service members in the military today. 50% Under

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    “Rehabilitation in Juvenile Justice” The decline of the rehabilitation system and reforms Rehabilitation for juveniles has been on a decline for the last 20 years. This is because many people consider that juvenile crimes are getting worse and the kids need to be disciplined1. Unfortunately this has backfired in a bad way‚ because the juvenile crime problem has not been stemmed by this means. In fact it has increased and juvenile crimes are on the rise. The whole purpose of rehabilitation

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    Juvenile Justice System

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    Juvenile Justice          Abstract The juvenile Justice System has gone through many changes in America and are represented  through six main periods that will be discussed in this paper. The periods are called the Puritan Era (1646–1824)‚ the Refuge Period (1824-1899)‚ the Juvenile Court Period (1899-1960)‚ The Juvenile Rights Period (1960-1980)‚ the Crime Control Period (1980-2005)‚ and The Kids are Different Period (2005-present). Juvenile Justice has constantly changed depending

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    If I Die in a Combat Zone

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    in a Combat Zone Essay Men have always viewed a love or need for a woman as a weakness. This is especially true in the U.S. military‚ where violence is sexualized and women are viewed as unnecessary. In a way‚ this is done to make life in the army easier because their are no women in the majority of their time. During an occupation‚ the local women have to incur the wrath of men trained to see them as something below human. Tim O’Brien exemplifies this in his novel‚ If I Die in a Combat Zone

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    its Violent Crime Index. The juvenile arrest rate for each of these offenses has been declining steadily since the mid-1990s. The murder rate fell 70% from its 1993 peak through 2001 (Snyder‚ 2003). Statistics: Research has shown that crimes committed by juveniles are more likely to be cleared by law enforcement than crimes committed by adults. The clearance data in the Crime in the United States series show that the proportion of violent crimes attributed to juveniles by law enforcement has declined

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    Juveniles Tried As Adults

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    Juveniles Tried As Adults Many kids age sixteen and under are considered juveniles by the court of law. In my opinion juveniles should be tried as adults for committing unlawful actions. Juveniles are mostly troubled kids who need psychological help but it leaves no room for excuses regarding their actions. There are many reasons why they should be tried as adults starting with the fact that they have already committed a crime and chances are they will do it again‚ because they shouldn’t be let

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