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    Discuss Hirschi’s social bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system. Your discussion should include the four elements of the Social Bond theory. Hirschi’s social bond theory was created by Travis Hirshci in the late 1960’s. In the theory‚ Hirschi believed social controls are the actual or potential – positive or negative‚ internal or external – for conformity to social mores (Kunselman 87). The social controls take the form of social bonds which are the relationships that juveniles

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    unpredictable nature of life‚ things can go wrong. To counteract this unpredictability‚ certain services - such as juvenile detention centers - have been created. Despite the best intentions of a community there is always the possibility that an institution meant to provide aid can be corrupted. On June 24th‚ Erica L. Marshall published the article‚ Fix D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System to Reduce Adult Crime‚ for the Washington

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    Running Head: JUVENILE V. CRIMINAL 1 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System Ronda Cauchon CJ150-01 Professor Abreu Kaplan University October 9‚ 2012 JUVENILE V CRIMINAL 2 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System In the earliest of times‚ juvenile offenders were treated the

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    Our youth today are encountering many issues compare to several years ago. Today I would like to share a least (10) issue our juvenile justice are seeing. 1). Parents or caregiver Incarcerate 2). Sex Offender 3). Drug addicted 4). Drug dealer 5). Behavior problems 6). Abuse 7). Lack of support 8). Gang 9). Mental Health 10). Homeless I am suggesting (10) proactive approach to combat the problems. For those children whose parent is incarcerated‚ for the older youth‚ they will have the opportunity

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    A Changing System Looking into criminal justice procedure‚ many administrations are at work. Starting with the police‚ to the courts and concluding in corrections. Though all these sectors have different tasks‚ their combined focus is processing the law. Regardless what the process is called criminal justice will continue to serve with discretion‚ conviction‚ and correction. When first presented with the question whether criminal justice is a system‚ non-system‚ and network I leaned toward a network

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    Jury‚ and Faith Justice‚ it is what separates humans from animals. There are different ways to achieve justice which differ in severity. The vengeance system typically involves revenge in the form of murder‚ whereas the court system is composed of a judge and a jury which give validation to either party. The faith system relies on a higher power to provide confirmation of the wronged-party’s belief in God. These methods are all illustrated in Aeschylus’ Orestia Trilogy. Each system has their victories

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    Juvenile Justice of Yesterday‚ Today and Future Crystal Meeks CRJ 301 Juvenile Justice Instructor: Kathleen Minella February 4‚ 2013 Juvenile Justice of Yesterday‚ Today and Future “We have to recognize that incarceration of youth per se is toxic‚ so we need to reduce incarceration of young people to the very small dangerous few. And we’ve got to recognize that if we lock up a lot of kids; it’s going to increase crime” (Krisberg‚ Dr.). The intention of this writing

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    The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation Amanda R. Molnar Axia College of the University of Phoenix The Juvenile Justice System Needs to Focus on Rehabilitation The juvenile justice system has long been in debate over whether its focus should be rehabilitation or punishment. From its birth in the early 20th century‚ the juvenile justice system has changed its focus from punishment to rehabilitation and back

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    The Evolution of Criminal Justice Technology Rakeisha Hudson Kaplan University Abstract The Evolution the job is exacting. The police are asked to control crime‚ maintain order‚ and provide an intricate array of services‚ from responding to emergency 911 calls to regulating the flow of traffic. On occasion‚ they must perform remarkable feats of criminal investigation‚ quell rowdy crowds and violent offenders‚ and put their lives

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    The United States court system has evolved in many ways since its inception. While there are many issues that courts and court administrators face in today ’s society‚ the U.S. court system has improved immensely and can continue to improve in the future. Through the evaluation of the evolution of the United States court system ’s handling of victim ’s rights during court proceedings‚ one can better understand how the court system will deal with the future management of issues‚ as well as other trends

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