transfer juveniles from the juvenile court to criminal court‚ I would look at what means would best serve the juvenile. The three most commonly used mechanisms are the juvenile wavier‚ prosecutorial wavier‚ and legislative wavier (Elrod & Ryder‚ 2014). Based upon my research‚ I would favor the judicial wavier. The results of a juvenile being transferred into adult court can have some negative consequences on a juvenile. A juvenile court usually focuses on rehabilitation of the accused juvenile; however
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Juvenile Death Penalty One of the most controversial questions in the juvenile justice system today is‚ "Should the death penalty be applied to juveniles?”. A lot of people think that the death penalty for juveniles is cruel and unusual punishment and should only be used for adults. The crimes that juveniles commit are as dangerous and as violent as adult crimes. People argue that the adolescent brain does not mature until the late teens or early twenties‚ and that death penalty should not be the
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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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English 106 November 26‚ 2012 History of the Juvenile Justice System The 100 year history of the juvenile justice system in the United States has seen fundamental changes in certain aspects of process and philosophy. Many adults‚ in today’s society‚ would disagree with how juveniles are processed in the adult justice system. In the 18th century‚ any juvenile below the age of 17 years old were housed with adults in the criminal system. Most juveniles in the adult system in the 18th century were
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Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper University of Phoenix CJA374 May 10‚ 2011 Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper This paper will address and summarize four different points from the juvenile arrests bulletin from 2001. Such points included in the summary are the overall decrease in juvenile arrests‚ the increase in drug offenses and simple assaults‚ implications for juvenile females and minorities‚ and last an assessment of the tracking of juvenile arrests as a method of measuring the amount
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PHARMACY CAREER 1 Pharmacy Careers Daniel F. Bohmer Saint Leo University PHARMACY CAREER 2 Finding a career within the pharmacy profession holds appeal for many reasons: a strong job market‚ high pay‚ work equality‚ divergent career opportunities and favorable working conditions in a profession that consistently ranks at the top in Gallup’s annual poll of most trusted professions. Careers all across the ever-evolving health care industry have seen consistent growth in demand over
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John Holland Careers and Personality Personal Application Of the six personality types having a link with career satisfaction‚ which are defined by psychologist John Holland in his Personality-type Theory (Witt/Mossler 2010)‚ I believe two most closely relate to me‚ those being the Social and Enterprising personality types. While the PSY202 textbook provides a very basic explanation of Holland’s theory‚ I found that by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test a few years ago I had a better
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CAREER MANAGEMENT AN OVERVIEW Career Management is a Lifelong‚ self-monitored process of career planning that involves choosing and setting personal goals‚ and formulating strategies for achieving them. Career Management is your responsibility and it gives you more control over how much you enjoy your worklife. However‚ there are times in your career when it will require more input‚ especially if you are looking for a job move or promotion. The career management process begins with
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to do. It enables us to create our life instead of letting life be something that just happens to us. Career interest continually changes in a person ’s life. By defining my career objective‚ possible career objectives for my future‚ taking an inventory in my current career attributes‚ and identifying what makes me happy and barriers to reaching my career goals‚ I will develop a five-year career development plan. When I was younger‚ I measured my success by how much money I made. More recently
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Career Plans Business schools look keenly at your career goals because they know that students who are clear about their goals make the most of MBA programs. They are able to focus on relevant parts of the curriculum‚ make use of the on-campus activities to their advantage and by doing well in their careers become good ambassadors for their programs. You need to share goals that have captured your imagination and burn in your heart. Imagine you have just graduated from your dream school after
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