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    Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent

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    Throughout the course of Youth and Conflict with the law I have been able to grasp a better understanding on how different approaches have and are established for young offenders through what has either caused a youth induvial to offend or factors that played a role for youth to offend. For instance‚ one key aspect I have learned is the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which‚ corresponds to relations between youth and the law. The topic of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is critical in

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    The juvenile justice system has a unique past of historical development‚ from the discovery of childhood to positivist criminology. The juvenile justice system was created with a simple idea in mind- to treat children who have committed crimes differently than adults. The goal of reformers was to create the ideal that juveniles should be treated‚ not punished. Since the 1960’s‚ however‚ the status quo of juvenile delinquency has shifted into a punitive model. Reformers are once again trying to institute

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    Case Study Shoplifting

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    Charlie is a 10 year old boy who has been detained for several counts of shoplifting. The total number of items that were stolen added up to over $100. This is the first time that Charlie has been in juvenile court and could potentially be the first time that Charlie has stolen. In this case study the Judge‚ Juvenile probation officer and the police officer need to work together in order to determined what will happen to Charlie due to this being his first encounter in juvenile court. Shop lifting

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    The pressure from the populace has led to increasing emphasis on punishment rather than rehabilitation. The U.S. has more youths in detention centers than another nations. This may allude to the reason of why the U.S also has the most adults in incarceration as well. Are we creating these minces to society by setting them on a trajectory to juvenile delinquency? According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2013 Residential Placement Census‚ on average there is an estimated

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    What approaches should be utilized to understand juvenile justice and the ethical dilemmas that arise within the condition? Juvenile delinquency in the United States‚ because of its prominence on rehabilitation and the best interest of children‚ has become an increasingly compound subject (Ramirez‚ 2008). Some causes of delinquency include poverty‚ drugs‚ gangs‚ abuse and neglect‚ and truancy (Ramirez‚ 2008). In addition‚ violent juvenile crimes led to an increase in the waiver of many young offenders

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    This archive file includes CJA 374 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Juvenile and Adult Courts A Comparative Analysis Law - General Law Write a 1‚000- to 1‚500-word paper comparing and contrasting Juvenile Court with Adult Court. Include the following in your paper: An overview of the juvenile justice system A point by point comparison between juvenile and adult courts The implications for the youthful offender of the trend toward increasing the use of waivers or remanding

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    Steinberg’s (2004) article delves into the psychological and psychosocial effects of exposure to the justice system on youth offenders as it bears on their criminal careers. The author argues that exposure to contexts introduced by the justice system with a view to reform youth offenders disrupt “normative psychosocial development”‚ and so make it difficult for them to reenter civil society (Steinberg 2004‚ p. 1). These features of the article make it relevant to a course on youth and crime justice

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    Disruptive‚ impulse-control‚ and conduct disorders include conditions involving problems in the self-control of emotions and behaviors(APA‚2014).When thinking about disruptive impulse control disorder & conduct disorder there are several things that a social worker should consider in the assessment of these disorders. Something’s that social worker should consider include the frequency of the impulse actions‚ the trigger for each individual person and the duration of the actions. When crafting treatment

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    Midterm: CHOOSE TWO out of the five Vignettes to write about. Please review the following vignettes. Use your text and class notes as a reference to determine what theoretical approach can assist you in providing an explanation to the reasons why the following individuals have the coping mechanisms and behavior that they do. Identify all the major issues with each scenario. Define the interventions that can assist in each case. Are there any identifiable strengths with each case? Lastly

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