Juvenile Crime Paper Malina Wiese CJS/200 December 9‚2012 Juvenile Crime Paper Juvenile Court is a tribunal having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of maturity‚ generally defined as persons under the age of 18 and above the age of 10. Adult Court is a court of law where adults can be tried‚ and if convicted‚ face adult punishment such as probation‚ adult prison‚ or even the death penalty. Juvenile cases
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Juevenile Crime is a very real threat we have today in the United States. Every year‚ juvenile crime rates increase. I understand that our community wants to institue a night-time curfew for teenagers under the age of seventeen. However‚ I do not believe that the proposed curfew for youths is the most efficeient or even legal way of handling juvenile crime in our community. Although a teenage curfew sounds like an appealing solution to juveinle crime‚ i think that it achieves very little. The first
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In chapter 11 of Corrections in America‚ the author explains the organization and basic functions of state prisons. This chapter outlines the state prison system. The author also explains the classification and assignment process in state prisons‚ the impact that politics and government policy have on corrections‚ and the impact that budgets have on correctional facility. Most institutions are short on money and personnel‚ and their environments are isolated both physically and philosophically
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English should not be the official language of the US The United States is a nation founded by immigrants. Throughout the years the US has struggled with discrimination and close-mindedness. But‚ when we put our differences aside we can achieve the impossible. We are a country united by our differences. We celebrate our diversity‚ independence and individuality. We are a country that believes in choice‚ and one of those choices should be the option to speak the language which we relate to and understand
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Designating English as the Official language of the United States April 3‚ 2011 Designating English as the Official Language of the United States The United States contains people from every nation with every language and culture known. All of these people help to make the United States the country that it is today. Each of the cultures has their own language and they are all citizens of this country. A citizen means that you have the same rights as every other citizen to speak the language
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND A REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Correction is believed by many experts to be the most challenging and frustrating component of criminal justice. There are the challenges of managing the inmates daily as well as the frustrations of inevitable mismanagement at attempting to accomplish multiple goals. New challenges present themselves every day. In a very real sense‚ employees in a correctional system are doing time the same as the inmates are doing time. It’s easy
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Twenty-two defendants had been executed for crimes committed as juveniles since 1976. Juveniles should be given a more character developing and changing punishment. Juvenile’s brains are not fully developed yet‚ leaving spur of the moment choices and decisions that are sometimes punishable by death. Although some crimes are brutal enough to receive the death penalty‚ the system of punishment on teens should be evaluated and changed. An eye for an eye is an old guideline that should be left behind
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Against English as Official Language About 10% of the students at my High School are not Caucasian and probably speak a different language at home or might not speak English very well. English should not be the Official Language because of its unfairness to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t know the English language well. English should not be the official language because it would be unfair to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t have proficient English. Students who do not have very good English
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anonymous Chinese official from the general office of China’s public security ministry has told Boxun News‚ a citizen journalism site sourced by anonymous users‚ that the recent attacks against Japanese imported vehicles during anti-Japanese demonstrations in China was actually a business strategy launched by domestic vehicle producers. Even though the rioters who destroyed the Japanese vehicles were not arrested‚ they were secretly monitored by police‚ according to the official. These Chinese "patriots"
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English Unity Act of 2017-if it becomes a law-will make it much harder for for non-English speakers‚ especially immigrants‚ to have a part in American society‚ including voting‚ finding jobs‚ and gaining an education. This act will make English the official language of the U.S.A. Language is a part of everyday life and is much more than a means of communicating with other people; it is part of one’s culture and ties people together. The world would not be complete without its many languages‚ so one
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