JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM FINAL PAPER FOUNDATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM-CJS/200 April 21‚ 2013 Pilar Atterberry‚ Student Prof.: BRENDA BARNEY INTRODUCTION The rate of juvenile offenders has decreased in some states are since its spike in the early 1990’s. The purpose of the juvenile justice system is to better to preserve the rights of youthful offenders rights‚ so they are not just thrown into the adult jail/prison
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Outline: Constitutional Rights and Due Process in Juvenile Courts Christopher McCollum Juvenile Justice Professor Tiffany Roberson 9 June 2013 Outline: Constitutional Rights and Due Process in Juvenile Courts I. Introduction: Many people would currently be surprised to find that youths being tried by Juvenile Courts are not afforded the basic rights guaranteed to our nation’s citizens by our Constitution. Advocates continue to push for more juvenile rights in the court system but many youths
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The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few
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Juveniles in the Justice System Name: Kelly Liberty Instructor: Jerry Glover Course: Criminology Date: 13 July 2013 Juveniles in the Justice System Introduction Children are not just born delinquents; by law‚ a juvenile delinquent is a person under the age of eighteen who is found guilty in a court of law for committing some sort of crime. Juveniles are normally products of circumstances‚ chance‚ and their surroundings. Juveniles who are in an area of violence and crime
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The Juvenile Justice System Jodia M Murphy Kaplan University CJ150 Juvenile Delinquency Professor Thomas Woods July 31‚ 2012 Abstract This paper takes a brief look at the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system in the United States. In recent years there has been an increase of juvenile cases being transferred into the adult court system. This paper will also look at that process and the consequences of that trend. History and Evolution In the early nineteenth century
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Juvenile Justice Abstract The juvenile Justice System has gone through many changes in America and are represented through six main periods that will be discussed in this paper. The periods are called the Puritan Era (1646–1824)‚ the Refuge Period (1824-1899)‚ the Juvenile Court Period (1899-1960)‚ The Juvenile Rights Period (1960-1980)‚ the Crime Control Period (1980-2005)‚ and The Kids are Different Period (2005-present). Juvenile Justice has constantly changed depending
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Juvenile Justice in Today’s Day and Age Abstract This paper contains many articles containing information gathered from a psychological aspect and a criminal justice aspect. There are multiple ways that society has impacted our juveniles. The economy has also had an affect on the way our juveniles are raised‚ behave‚ and their personal outcomes that have had an impact on today’s society. The importance of communities banning together to help keep an eye on one another’s children can have a
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Sandhu 1 Wasim Sandhu Mrs. Klein English 10C 27 October 2014 Proper Justice For Juveniles If a teenager commits a crime‚ it doesn’t make it any less a crime. Whether it is a misdemeanor or felony‚ the age of the adolescent does not alter the level of offense. It does not‚ however‚ mean that the juvenile should be tried as an adult in court. Juveniles are not adults and the seriousness of their crime cannot change that either. It is not right to give a teenager an adult sentence for a
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Implications of Juvenile Courts Juvenile Justice Abstract The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent‚ neglected‚ and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”‚ meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago‚ the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile offender
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Controversies dealing with juveniles’ age in which they can be charged as adults‚ giving them life sentences in prison without parole‚ the application of neuroscience‚ and the roles both the federal and state governments have played in shaping the policies towards justice reform have been discussed at length for the better half of United States (U.S.) History (755). Dating as far back as 1825‚ the United States of America has delved into the topic of juvenile justice (755). Today‚ advocates of the
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