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    If we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes‚ we could look into different options on how to help the adolescent. One way to help is to have better rehabilitation services and proper treatment. Another option is to try to prevent the adolescents from committing the crime in the beginning. There are many paths we can try to take rehabilitate these children. If we get involved early on in the child’s life it shows great success. All though getting involved after the child has committed

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    Sexual violence is defined as forceful sexual acts committed against another person’s will or without their consent (Keogh‚ 2012). Juveniles do not become sexually violent overnight; most youths experience some type of traumatic experience that can have a negative influence on how they development (Rasmussen‚ Lev-Wiesel‚ Eisikovits‚ 2013). A juvenile that is sexually violent towards other minors are seeking power and control and have more sexual knowledge than the average child (Righthand‚ Welch

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    There is no doubt that various books and experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency‚ including one’s economic background‚ substance abuse‚ peer groups‚ repeated exposure to violence through the family circit‚ increased availability of firearms and media violence‚ however‚ I feel that the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families‚ including lack of parental control over children. It is ironic that one must have a driver’s license

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    that that been persistent throughout the history of American corrections. Rehabilitative ideals have helped lead the way in the renovation of the correctional system. Implementations of intermediate sentencing‚ parole‚ probation‚ and a separate juvenile justice system were all part of the process. While the rehabilitation process seems like the perfect plan to transform the incarcerated‚ can prisoners truly be rehabilitated‚ or should punishment merely be retributive in nature? Looking at Robert

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    Justice Juveniles and the Death Penalty September 26‚ 2011 Hallman_latonji@yahoo.com Latonji G. Hallman Juveniles and the Death Penalty The juvenile justice system has been in existence for over 100 years. The main objective of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate the child‚ not to enforce excessive punishment. The system involves children under the age of eighteen years old. There is a line between juveniles and adult offenders. Just because

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    Reducing Juvenile Delinquency ABSTRACT There are many different parts of the Criminal Justice system. This paper will bring about the argument of how we can reduce Juvenile Delinquency in the United States. When a child is born he has no way of knowing he will become a bad element of society. There are many reasons that a child can turn to the bad elements of crime. We must ask ourselves‚ “why does this happen”? What can we as adults do to help the children of America stay on the right track

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    The Evolution of Juvenile Delinquency 5/19/2011 Crissey Arsenault The issue of juvenile delinquency is one of major concerns to schools and society as a whole. There has been an increase of juvenile delinquents in today’s society‚ ranging from school violence‚ to gangs. Juvenile crime has increased in numbers and severity and there is no doubt that various experts can give us many theories as to the causes of it; individual backgrounds‚ peer groups‚ drug use‚ etc. I feel however‚ that

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    I have heard the police repeat the Miranda right time and again in television movies involving police and crime suspect. Prior to my MS in forensic psychology program in Walden University‚ I had not the slightest idea that the words embedded in Miranda rights are actually legal right‚ I thought they were mere lines used in movie acting and I never envisaged its importance; even Police in Nigerian movies recites this right to crime suspects even though the Nigerian constitution is silence about such

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    used on prescriptions written by optometrists‚ the count will not reflect an accurate number of prescriptions coming from our profession. This will affect the support optometry receives from pharmaceutical companies in terms of service‚ educational program support and involvement in pharmaceutical clinical trials. 2. Patient information: This portion of the prescription should include at least the first and last name of the patient and the age of the patient. Many names such as "Smith" and "Jones"

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    | Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness‚ Criminal Responsibility‚ and Sentencing Policy | Barry C. Field | | | | | CJ523-01N: Critical Issues in Juvenile Justice Page 1 The article Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness‚ Criminal Responsibility and Sentencing Policy by Barry Fields is power packed with his research‚ his opinions on the Juvenile Justice System. There is no question why he has reached the conclusions that he has because his research

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