Journal Entry of XANDER L. Kelly Beam Week 4 Homework Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes CJA/374 Instructor Erica Williams Journal Entry of Xander L Wondering what is going to happen with my life at this point. For a few years now I have been involved with the wrong crowds and keep getting in trouble for different crimes. I love my mom very much and we are very close but even she has attempted to always teach me right from wrong‚ even if it involves reporting me to the police. I can’t and
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Juvenile Justice Process and Correction Keith Betts CJA/374 September 30‚ 2012 Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life‚ who is a known gang member‚ and has been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man has been involved in various crimes‚ such as purse snatching‚ breaking and entering‚ and drug possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year
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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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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 Process and Corrections Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections A description of the process the juvenile will follow after arrest‚ from intake‚ through court‚ sentencing‚ and punishment or rehabilitation. The process should be based on actual state laws and practices of your state or a state in which you are familiar. I will be using Case study two which is as follows: Xander L. is a 17-year-old African American male and documented gang member. His prior juvenile adjudications
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Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections University of Phoenix November 21‚ 2012 Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The following research will discuss the juvenile process system. Starting with the intake process it will discuss each step of the process and the options the defendant will be given. There are concerns and certain weaknesses the process has where it may give opportunity of unlawful and informal negotiation may be occurring. It will also further discuss the considered
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This work of CJA 374 Week 5 Discussion Questions shows the solutions to the following problems: DQ 1: Which components of the juvenile justice system might be effectively privatized? Explain your answer. DQ 2: Name an issue in juvenile justice that you feel might be best addressed with new research. Describe the issue and what kind of data is needed to develop a sound program approach. DQ 3: From everything you have learned in this course‚ what would you consider the biggest weakness
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Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our court system‚ but it is not always served‚ especially in cases involving juveniles. The judiciary process has evolved from a system that did not initially consider juveniles‚ to one where juveniles have their own court proceedings‚ facilities‚ and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way‚ and people have worked very hard in its creation. A juvenile is considered to be an individual‚ under the
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Juvenile Crime Statistics Name Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes/CJA 374 Date Instructor Juvenile Crime Statistics Captured statistics from the Uniform Crime Reports in 2008 demonstrate a decline in overall juvenile arrests. Even though the overall arrest rate declined‚ separate demographics within the overall statistics exhibited slight increases based on race or gender. Increases in certain violations also increased based on gender and race. However‚ the tracking of trends in juvenile
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In this paperwork of CJA 374 Week 1 Discussion Questions and Summary you will find the answers on the next questions: DQ 1: At what age are individuals truly capable of understanding the seriousness and consequences of their actions? At what age should juveniles be tried as adults? DQ 2: What is the purpose of the confidentiality of juvenile proceedings? Should the public have a right to know who juvenile criminals are? DQ 3: Should juveniles be incarcerated or institutionalized
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