n 2006‚ the Philippines passed into law the Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Act (RA 9344) which raised the age of exemption from criminal liability from nine to 15 years. Thus‚ criminal offenders aged 15 years and below became automatically exempted from being tried and imprisoned for crimes they committed. The law also provides that youth offenders above 15 but below 18 may also be exempted from criminal liability if they can be shown to have acted without discernment. Discernment refers to the ability
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Should the Juvenile Court be Abolished? I. Introduction The purpose of this paper will be to examine the juvenile court system and whether or not abolishing it is the practical thing to do. To start off with‚ I will give a brief history of what the juvenile court system consist of and what it was designed to do. Next I will go into both sides of the debate to determine whether or not to abolish the juvenile court system. We will first take a look at the two concepts of the juvenile court system
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Housing youthful offenders in the same prison as adults is a bad idea. The state of Connecticut does not allow juvenile(18 or younger) delinquents to be put into the same correctional facility as adults. As for a life sentence without parole for a child is unreasonable but for an adult is sensible as they have lived a longer time and it shows juveniles examples of their possible future. Depending on how guilty a youthful offender is there should be certain allowances but only for minor crimes. I
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Juveniles in the U.S. Justice System By Y. Kornegay Juveniles in the Justice System The court system for juveniles in the United States was first formed in 1899‚ in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ which then was quickly spread across the country and most other state courts decided to establish one as well‚ that then in turn created the juvenile justice system. With the purpose of rehabilitating each underage offender in order for them to become a productive
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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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Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Lanika Alexander CJA/374 November 12‚ 2012 Deatrice Haney Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections When I first got picked up I was really scared but I knew what I had done was wrong. I had been breaking into houses for a while now. Always in and out real quick and I always picked the houses where I knew the owners were at work because they all lived on the same street as me so I knew their schedules as well as I knew my own. But this time it
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diagnosed. It has a broad impact on a person’s functions such as movement‚ thinking‚ and psychiatric disorders (Staff). Most people develop these symptoms in their 30s or 40s‚ however those who show symptoms before 20 have juvenile Huntington’s disease (Ferrara 247-248). Juvenile Huntington’s disease symptoms differ slightly and have a faster disease progression (Srivastava‚ Lal and Prabhakar). The disease is an autosomal disorder and
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Broken Homes and Juvenile Delinquency I. Introduction Juveniles are thought to be mischievous‚ almost expected to be in trouble. Realizing and understand what is too far is a major factor. Any action has consequences‚ but the measure of recidivism is what determines a delinquent from simple mischief. Broken homes seem to have hardship written all over it. The link between a broken home and delinquency are strongly believed. Much controversy resides in what is thought to be a broken home
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Introduction Juveniles who perpetrate sexual offenses are defined as ‘those who commit any sexual act against the victim’s will‚ without consent‚ or in an aggressive‚ exploitive‚ or threatening manner’. Generally‚ the same criteria are used in regard to adults and adolescents in terms of what constitutes a sexual offense. Behaviours deemed inappropriate and illegal include fondling‚ frottage‚ and digital‚ penile or object penetration of the vagina or anus‚ and oral copulation. Also included are
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Running head: CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 1 The Correlation Between Child Maltreatment & Juvenile Delinquency Liberty University April 6‚ 2014 CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 2 Abstract Research suggests that there is a correlation between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. The findings indicate that children‚ who have experienced abuse or neglect during childhood‚ are at increased risk of committing crimes in adolescence
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