Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections A description of the process the juvenile will follow after arrest‚ from intake‚ through court‚ sentencing‚ and punishment or rehabilitation. The process should be based on actual state laws and practices of your state or a state in which you are familiar. I will be using Case study two which is as follows: Xander L. is a 17-year-old African American male and documented gang member. His prior juvenile adjudications
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Courtney Weidner Legitimacy of Corrections Chestnut Hill College Abstract This paper will attempt to define legitimacy in the context of corrections and the overall criminal justice system. A study will be introduced that will reflect the correlation between compliance and perceived legitimacy while incarcerated. Specifically‚ 202 adult inmates were randomly assigned to serve a 6-month sentence at either a military-style boot-camp or a traditional
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Criminal Justice Trends: Corrections J.J. Myers CJA484 March 3‚ 2014 D.R. Mailloux Criminal Justice Trends: Corrections The relationship between the criminal justice system and society has always been up and down. Some individuals think that the system needs to be overhauled‚ and some that think the system is doing well and does not need to be replaced. In some areas of policing‚ policies have led to corruption and substandard policing practices. The first drastic change that we seen in the way the
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Special Populations in Corrections Presentation Leslie M. Clements CJS/221 09/11/2017 Charles Maida University of Phoenix The Elderly In Prison •This PowerPoint intends to •Provide in detail the struggles of the elderly within correctional facilities. •Provide in detail the struggles prisons face with elderly care. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Loading… Why Are Elderly Inmates A Problem? •Mass incarceration and the get-tough movement •In 1974 there were 162 people incarcerated per 100‚000 residents
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My name is Steven Adams. I currently work for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections as A Youth Corrections Officer. The work is very interesting because of the type of youth that you come in contact with and they are at a very challenging point in their lives. I spend most of my time supervising the kids but have also become certified as a group facilitator in the Seven Challenges Program which is the substance abuse program that we run on the facility. I have coached Youth in the Past as
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Corrections in America Zachary Gene Mooney Notre Dame College The American correctional system has its flaws like many other programs in America today. A hot topic in today?s society is whether or not the American criminal justice system is effective; often times‚ this leads citizens to believe that the United States can no longer be considered the land of the free because of its various flaws. America has the highest imprisonment rate in the entire world along with a shockingly high rate
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Juvenile Justice Process and Correction Keith Betts CJA/374 September 30‚ 2012 Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life‚ who is a known gang member‚ and has been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man has been involved in various crimes‚ such as purse snatching‚ breaking and entering‚ and drug possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year
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Cited: CNN. (2007‚ ). CNN. Retrieved August 03‚ 2010‚ from CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/record.prison.population/ Foster‚ B. (2006). Corrections The Fundamentals. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall . Prisons‚ F. B. (n.d.). Retrieved August 03‚ 2010‚ from Federal Bureau of Prisons: http://www.bop.gov/ Things To Do In Prison . (2003). Retrieved August 2010‚ from Prison Talk: http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index
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3. When an auditor believes that an illegal act may have occurred‚ the auditor should first: The answer is C‚ to inquire management at a level above those likely to be involved. The reason C is the correct answer is because it is one of the three things that an auditor should do when they believe that an illegal act has occurred. The other 2 things that they should do are: The auditor should consult with the client’s legal counsel or other specialist who is knowledgeable about the potential
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A. PENALTIES 1. Penalties that maybe imposed (Article 21) No felony shall be punishable by any penalty not prescribed by law prior to its commission. Note: Article 21 simply announces the policy of the State as regards punishing crimes. This provision prohibits the government from punishing any person for any felony with any penalty which has not been prescribed by the law. Article 21 - Is not a penal provision. It neither defines a crime nor provides a punishment for one. It has
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