Concern in Juvenile Forensic Psychology When a crime is committed by a juvenile should they be automatically treated as an adult? This is definitely a question that arises when the crime is an aggressive one or heinous in its occurrence. This is circumstance presents forensic psychologists specializing in the area of the juvenile court system will become involved in. They share many of the same responsibilities as do their counterparts practicing within the adult legal system but when a juvenile becomes
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Community Courts and Specialized Courts Randis Rylander Criminal Justice and the Community Professor Herbeck September 5‚ 2013 Abstract Community courts and specialized courts are just that‚ the name says it all. Community courts work with the community‚ this is a neighborhood focused court that deals with more problem solving and safety in the community. These courts maintain and build relationships with the local residents‚ families‚ business owners‚ suppliers‚ schools
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American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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Juvenile delinquents‚ or youth that have been convicted of a crime‚ seem to be the norm these days. Citizens‚ families‚ and poliy makers want new programs and policies within the juvenile justice system. Researchers have found that the family structure can be a precursor to delinquent behavior‚ and families do not have the control or blance that they once did. As such‚ mew measures need to be implemented to help these families in crisis. Rehabilitation of the family unit is the answer‚ say many
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Juvenile crime has been a serious topic since an increasing number of minors gets involved in violating the law and people consider it as a serious social issue. Even though the rate of juvenile delinquency such as assaults‚ rapes‚ and theft rises every year‚ nobody including the government and the police can come up with an effective way to prevent the teenagers from engaging in serious social problems. Even though they‚ the government and the police‚ assert that the curfews on teenagers can alleviate
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CJ Industries Case Study CJ Industries has just been awarded a 5-year contract with Great Lakes Pleasure Boats‚ a luxury and is now trying to decide how to meet the demand of their new client. CJ Industries manufactures all part in-house‚ except bilge pumps. For years‚ CJ Industries has been using Heavey Pumps to meet their demand for bilge pumps. In the past‚ CJ Industries ordered 50 pumps every 4-6 months. With the new contract‚ in order to meet the demand of Great Lakes Pleasure Boats‚ CJ
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Associate Level Material Appendix B Statistics UCR and Self-Report Data Complete the matrix below. To complete this matrix‚ list two pros and two cons of Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data and two pros and two cons of self-report data. |Statistical Information |Pros |Cons | |Official Information: |One pro about the UCR is that it can be |One con about the UCR is that it only incudes
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Running head: FINAL PROJECT: JUVENILE INCARCERATION Final Project: Juvenile Incarceration Roshon Green‚ Jessica Mays‚ Karen McCord University of Phoenix Final Project: Juvenile Incarceration Statement of Problem The purpose of the juvenile incarceration project is to gain insights into whether or not parental incarceration is related to juvenile incarceration. The research problem is the loss is the cost of incarceration to the state or society. Incarceration is expensive with costs
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I feel that one of the biggest problems that the United States is faced with in the present day is juvenile crime. Juvenile crime does not only affect the individuals who commit the crime‚ it also affects the victim of the crime. This also affects the juvenile in their adult lives as the crime can be on their record as long as they live. Experts still have not found the main reason why juveniles commit crimes. However‚ they have come up with a number of reasons of why juvenile’s commit crimes‚ which
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Juvenile Incarceration Victoria McMillian Troy University Introduction to Social Science Inquiry CJ3375DL T4 T. Newvine TABLE OF CONTENT I. GOAL STATEMENT‚ VARIABLES‚ QUESTIONS P.3 II. HYPOTHESES/THEORIES P.4-5 III. SAMPLING PROCEDURE P.6 IV. COVER LETTER
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