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    Criminal Justice Capstone Project Proposal The juvenile justice system can be dated back to the late 18th and early 19th century. Youths were confined to jails with mentally ill and hardened criminals because there were no other alternatives for them. Many of these youths were in these institutions for non-violent offenses. During this same time‚ many American cities had to find a solution to the overwhelming rate of child neglect. Today‚ there is still much debate about the well-being of youths

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    decision was made in the Supreme Court that is still impacting the juvenile justice system. It may not be as large of a controversy as the death penalty for minors or have as large of an impact as In re Gault‚ but Schall v. Martin made some large changes to the treatment of juvenile delinquents prior to adjudication. After this decision was rendered‚ it was established by the Supreme Court that pre-adjudication detention of a juvenile was in fact constitutional and did not go against their due process

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    The juvenile justice system was founded on the concept of rehabilitation through individualized justice Early in U.S. history‚ children who broke the law were treated the same as adult criminals Throughout the late 18th century‚ "infants" below the age of reason (traditionally age 7) were presumed to be incapable of criminal intent and were‚ therefore‚ exempt from prosecution and punishment. Children as young as 7‚ however‚ could stand trial in criminal court for offenses committed and‚ if found

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    Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Terri Jinks CJA/374 October 15‚ 2012 Jerry Kilgo Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The juvenile justice system contains a thorough selection of systems and combined facilities intended to assist the youths that enter the system and the community‚ by extension (Champion‚ 2010). Nevertheless‚ the age limits are defined by federal laws and characteristically consist of juvenile wrongdoers seven-18‚ states regulate the methods of judgment‚ juvenile

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    JUVENILE JUSTICE I FINAL EXAMYour browser does either not support Javascript or has Javascript disabled. This assessment contains features that requires Javascript. Refer to your browser’s documentation to determine if Javascript is disabled and how to enable it. If you are using a browser that does not support Javascript switch to a different browser. 1. Youths who loiter on street corners are potential candidates for being stopped and questioned by police officers. In these instances‚ police

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    offending has occurred throughout recorded history. Youth offenders are grouped in an individual division of the criminal justice system‚ known as the Juvenile Justice System. Juvenile Justice is an extensive term‚ encompassing numerous aspects of the criminal justice system‚ from criminology‚ to crime prevention strategies‚ punishment and rehabilitation. According to the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW)‚ juvenile justice refers to the system of criminal law which deals with offenders

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    The Juvenile Court Act and Juvenile Justice Procedures – Midterm Essays [NAME] [CLASS-SECTION] – Juvenile Delinquency Professor [NAME] JUVENILE RIGHTS There have been many significant rulings made by the Supreme Court involving juvenile rights in the juvenile court system which attempt to balance parens patriae and juvenile rights. The cases involving Morris Kent‚ Jr.‚ Gerald Gault‚ Samuel Winshhip‚ and McKeiver stand out as most significant in the effort to strike this delicate balance. The 1961

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    court system of any country is designed to punish the offender and keep all the citizens secured from attacks and harassment from their neighbors as they go about their daily chores. Hover‚ due to the age difference of the offenders‚ there is the need to design and develop a juvenile justice system which is formed with a sole purpose of taking care of the needs and desires of the youths who can be deprived basic needs of development and can be harassed if taken to the adult prisons. The juvenile court

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    research is that juveniles who have been transferred and sentenced as adults still have to be separated from adults while they are in prison. This causing them to have a lack in education‚ exercise‚ and nutrition. This could be reformed by designing and constructing a single large facility in a central location of the United States to serve as a juvenile prison for those transferred to adult courts and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment. This would allow these juveniles to receive equal

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    Juvenile Justice Flow Chart Tamika Starr Strayer University Juvenile Justice Flow Chart The juvenile justice system is the system of agencies that is designed to handle juvenile offenders (Taylor & Fritsch‚ 2011). Local practice and tradition makes the processing of juvenile offenders vary from states and counties. Even though it is difficult to describe exactly how juveniles are processed through the juvenile justice system‚ major steps are indeed outlined. To enter the juvenile

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