The legal concept of juvenile status is relatively new. The juvenile court system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago. The first court appearing was in Cook County‚ Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time‚ children and youth were seen as small adults and were tried and punished as adults. Until the late 19th century‚ the criminal courts tried youth and adults. The sixteenth century educational reform movement in England that had perceived youth to be different from
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CJS/220 Cayla Flowers April 27‚ 2014 Juvenile crime rates in the United States fell to a new 32-year low in 2013. In 2012 there were around 60‚000 violent crime arrests involving youths under the age of 18. From 2011 to 2012 there was a 10% decline in the number of youth arrests for all four offenses‚ which contributed to an overall drop of 36 percent since 2003. In 1994‚ police reported 500 violent youth crime arrests for every 100‚000 10-17-olds in the population. In 2008‚ the arrest rate
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to intern at Denton County Juvenile Probation. This institution is responsible for delinquent juveniles that have committed a criminal act. The institution consists of several departments: intake‚ the court‚ detention‚ the POST adjudication program‚ and JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). My intern experience consisted of working with juveniles placed in the Courage to Change (CTC) POST adjudication‚ which is a diversion program of the Texas Juvenile Detention Department (TJJD)
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Controversial Issues in Entertainment XXXXX Communication/255 XXX XXXX XXXXX Controversial Issues in Entertainment Clintons unethical behavior while in office In early 1995‚ 1997 President Clinton had inappropriate relations with a young lady named Monica Lewinsky. The interactions did not involve sexual intercourse so they did not necessarily constitute sexual relations. However‚ holding the most powerful position in the United States government‚ as well as being married
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Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection‚ or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives‚ or even for enjoying a common‚ innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation means violating a person’s Constitutional rights. Although
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Introduction In the adversary system‚ crimes are seen as on offense committed against the state. It views the offender as a completely free and rational individual who volunteers to engage in criminal activity. Therefore‚ the focus of this system is punishment and control; which‚ should be tough enough to promote specific and general deterrence. Unfortunately‚ though being tough on crime and the offender‚ is assumed to reduce future crime through deterrence; it fails to do so. It also minimizes
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ISSUES REGARDING THE NOYNOY AQUINO ADMINISTRATION There are a lot of issues faced by our dear President Benigno Aquino III or simply known as PNoy. 1. Qualification on the Position First‚ let’s admit the fact that he wasn’t voted into office because of actual qualifications. He was a lackluster lawmaker in congress and didn’t exactly make impressions in terms of his career. He coasted along until his mother died. Suddenly everybody thought it would be a good idea to vote him into office as president
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One of the major controversial issues confronting the society today is abortion. I chose abortion as the topic of discussion since it contradicts my values and beliefs. Abortion is the extraction of the human fetus from the mother’s womb with an intention to end the life of that fetus prior to its natural birth. Most religious people believe that abortion should be completely banned. They agree with the idea that it is simply a type of murder and murdering a person is a crime and abortion is just
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What Is It? The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws. There is no single criminal justice system in the United States but rather many similar‚ individual systems. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city‚ county‚ state‚ federal or tribal government or military installation. Different jurisdictions have different laws‚ agencies
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Ethical Issues Regarding Abortion If you look at it from the moral angle‚ there are many dimensions associated to abortion. It is virtually impossible to give a legal judgment in any case of abortion in quick time because the debate is extremely complex and every single question raises more sub-questions and sub-parts. Nevertheless‚ there are pro-life enthusiasts who’re against abortion and then there are ’pro-choice’ who’re either partially or completely in favor of abortion. So does the debate
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