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    Running Head: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. The Juvenile Justice System [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] The Juvenile Justice System Introduction The Juvenile Justice System was a creation of the Progressive Era reformist. Prior to this time there was little concern for young children as requiring or warranting distinct remedy than adults. To notify the reality there was somewhat no parting of mature individuals and young children up to this

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    Juvenile Incarceration Name: Institution: Juvenile Incarceration Abstract Juvenile incarceration has created a lot of uncertainties in the legal justice system. This is because it is often assumed that indeed there are several persons that are underage that at the time of the crime did not have the proper mental reasoning to appreciate that indeed they were committing a crime. For this reason‚ there has been several problems regarding Juvenile incarceration and it has been argued

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    There are 5 periods of the juvenile justice history. These periods consists of Puritan Period‚ Refuge Period‚ Juvenile Court Period‚ Juvenile Rights Period‚ and Crime Control Period. The Puritan Period was from 1646-1824. This period is where the family had control on how the juvenile was punished. The puritan philosophy for juvenile behavior was enacted during this time. They also passed the Stubborn Child Law which mad the first status offense‚ an act considered illegal for minors only. If

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    There are many juveniles who enter the legal system and just get recycled‚ or never make it out. Some enter the system and actually make a turn around and are either successful in work or school‚ or they are a boon to spreading awareness to other juveniles about how they don’t want to end up being circulated through the juvenile justice system. Despite the problems being made to help juvenile stay on the straight and narrow there have been improvements on the juvenile justice system in the United

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    year‚ juvenile courts in the United States handle an estimated 1.7 million cases in which a youth was charged with a delinquency offense (“Youth in the Justice System‚” 2012). Throughout most of history‚ youthful offenders were handled under the same laws and system as adults were. While deviance has always been around‚ societal intervention and participation in handling juvenile transgressors has gained the most momentum in the last 100–150 years (Whitehead & Lab‚ 2013). A separate juvenile justice

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    Adult Justice System vs. Juvenile Justice System Versus CJ150: Juvenile Delinquency Josh Skaggs There are many similarities and differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Although juvenile crimes have increased in violence and intensity in the last decade‚ there is still enough difference between the two legal proceedings‚ and the behaviors themselves‚ to keep the systems separated. There is room for changes in each structure. However‚ we cannot treat/punish juvenile

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    Similarities and Differences in Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems When a juvenile is arrested and charged with committing a crime there are many different factors that will come in to play during the course of his arrest‚ trial‚ conviction‚ sentencing‚ and rehabilitation process. In the past we tried all criminals as adults. There was no distinction made between adult and child. Over the years we have come to realize the need to separate these two groups‚ as they are two distinctly different

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics By Shirley Deeds Instructor Paul Cleverley University Of Phoenix March 21‚ 2011 This is a summary of statistics from the Juvenile Arrest 2001 bulletin report. In order to measure juvenile crimes there is the need to take statistics. According to (Snyder‚ 2003) “the arrest statistics report the number of arrests made by law enforcements in a particular year-not the number of individuals arrested‚ nor the number of crimes committed.” The FBI keeps an eye on four offenses

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    poured my class a glass of her great wisdom at the end of the semester. Truer words never ringed so clear and I wished I heed her advice months prior. I thought I hit the gold mine when I found a high-paying graduate assistantship dedicated to social justice. Sadly‚ working there as a black cisgendered womyn was a great nightmare. My first day should have set off an alarm: when I first walked in‚ I noticed that I was the only staff of any color‚ besides the student-staff. Perplexed because we were located

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    do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes. There is no doubt that there are some cases beyond hope‚ but children are more susceptible rehabilitation. My methods are trying to incorporate that as much as possible‚ especially for the younger children with brains that are still trying to develope. ¨Reforms efforts must place a greater focus on improving access to mental health services for all youth‚ better serving the needs of youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system‚ and

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