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    Crime and the Criminal Justice System Monica Mois Introduction to Criminal Justice/CJS/201 November 10‚ 2014 Christle Sheppard Southall Criminal Justice System According to the University of Phoenix CJi Interactive activities (2014)‚ the definition of a crime is “a conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction‚ for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse”. It is a complex and very difficult definition to agree upon because

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    Juvenile delinquency along with the punishments associated with it seems to be one of the touchier subjects in today’s society. When it comes to juveniles‚ there are a number of different things that lead them to commit crimes. Things like the level of crime in their community‚ the bond they have with their parents‚ and even their economic status all lead juveniles to crime. In order for communities to even start to deter crime among juveniles‚ they need to start implementing a number of sources

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    provisions for transferring juveniles to criminal court which did not specify a minimum age. For those that did not specify a minimum age‚ the most common (16 states) was age 14. Two states‚ Kansas and Vermont‚ set the minimum age as low as 10. In many states‚ once a juvenile is tried and convicted as an adult‚ he/she must be prosecuted in criminal court for any subsequent offenses. In the United States‚ the courts see juvenile as juveniles‚ not adults‚ and they are under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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    The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Name Institution The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Delinquency and Status Offenses Status offenses refer to actions that are only unlawful when conducted by a certain class of people. Notably‚ the term status offenses are mostly used with regard to the offenses that are committed by a minor. In addition‚ status offenses are only chargeable when a minor is involved. The restrictions are mainly put in place to increase

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    and nearly 10‚000 youth is detained or incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. Some studies show that juveniles who are held in adult facilities are 38 times more likely to commit suicide and are at the risk of being sexual victimized. Do we really want that to happen in our prisons? And‚ if they are sexually victimize what makes us think that they won’t do it to others? In 2008‚ the Juvenile Department found that transferring young offenders to the adult criminal justice system does not protect

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    Topic: Juvenile Crime Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date Introduction Various research findings on juvenile crime relate child abuse and neglect to crime. Child mistreatment and abuse in the United States of America have led to the growth in the number of youth gangs. It is unfortunate that while child abuse has been on the increase‚ its outcomes probably manifest when a child matures. From these studies‚ it is evident that children who have been victims of sexual assault are more likely

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    smallest detainee at the Jefferson County juvenile detention center (Botelho et.al.). The criminal justice system has to be thorough as they handle this case. Accusations of previous disagreements between the children must be investigated (Karimi et.al.). The police should conduct interviews with other children who were participating in the playgroup at the time of the shooting‚ as well as their parents. All angles of the cause and prevention of the crime should be studied‚

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    health researches‚ a huge leading cause to juvenile crimes is boredom. In Scottsburg a lot of kids are always bored‚ and a lot crimes happen because of this. According to the article “Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games” by Evan Dashevsky‚ a pcworld.com editor and writer‚ a way to stop some of these crimes is by building an arcade or giving the criminals violent video games‚ which would some of the stop crimes by keeping the criminals/delinquents busy

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    Credit Policy Decisions Name FIN/200 Date Instructor Credit Policy Decisions Foundations of Financial Management‚ Alternative Financing Plans‚ problem 17 (Block‚ B.B.‚ Hirt‚ G.A.‚ & Danielsen‚ B.R.‚ 2009‚ pg. 220). Collins Office Supplies 17. Collins Office Supplies is considering a more liberal credit policy to increase sales‚ but expects that 9 percent of new accounts will be uncollectible. Collection costs are 5 percent of new sales‚ production and selling costs are 78 percent‚ and

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    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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