Juvenile Justice To many Americans today‚ the country is a hostage-but not from oversea terrorism as one might expect to think. No today‚ we live in fear from our own children; and these are the same young people who we are entrusting the future of this great country with. According to the Department of Justice report released in November‚ thirty-eight percent of those arrested for weapons offenses in 1995 were under the age of eighteen (Curriden 66). In the same report‚ the Bureau of Justice
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Describe the Legal rights juveniles have today To protect juveniles from self-incrimination‚ provisions were made to have the Miranda rights available before being questioned by the police. A 1979 us supreme court ruling found that juveniles should have a waiver and be old enough to understand the consequences of waiving their rights. The Miranda rights also protects juveniles against the unlawful search of their personal property‚ unless it is to maintain order and safety among other students
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Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency‚ referring to the crime committed by teenagers between 14 and 25 years old in China‚ has become a problem difficult to handle for the whole society. Juvenile delinquency occupied to over 70% of all the crime in recent three years [1]. Many social scientists‚ who have studied the deep causes for juvenile crime‚ found that the juvenile delinquency results from a mixture of different factors‚ not only criminal himself or herself‚ but also family‚ school
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whether a juvenile criminal should be punished to the same extent as an adult. Those who commit capitol crimes‚ including adolescents‚ should be penalized according to the law. Age should not be a factor in the case of serious crimes. Many people claim that the child did not know any better‚ or that he was brought up with the conception that this behavior is acceptable. Although there is some truth to these allegations‚ the reality of this social issue is far more complex. The juvenile justice system
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rights that may be threatened by technological advances and other developments: © © © © chapter 15 Juvenile Justice chapter 16 Drugs and Crime chapter 17 Terrorism and Multinational Criminal Justice chapter 18 The Future of Criminal Justice These individual rights must be effectively balanced against these present and emerging community concerns: Widespread drug abuse among youth The threat of juvenile crime Urban gang violence High-technology‚ computer‚ and Internet crime (cybercrime) Terrorism
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REFLECTION ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY We hear a child stealing an apple from the market stands‚ and then rob a small shop‚ next day we learn about a 17-year-old kid who killed his classmates. People are concerned and rightly so. That’s all what we do or maybe give them a harsh punishment. It seems that the problem has only focused on punishment and very little on prevention or intervention. There is no single cause of violence but we can certainly list a lot of risk factors‚ which increase the development
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September 6‚ 2013 Justice and the juvenile Calls to dilute the Juvenile Justice Act in light of what is perceived as lenient punishment to the juvenile offender in the Delhi gang rape case are understandable but misplaced. The crime shook the country’s conscience‚ brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of anger and triggered collective introspection on the safety of women and girls. But even though there is a view that the young perpetrator has been able to get away lightly‚ this is not reason
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The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration
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1. Dispositions (4) • home on probation • group home • country rancher camp o congregate institutional treatment-correctional-run by local probation 2. Juvenile Correctional Institutions Key terms • impression management-no fear in eyes‚ maintain presence • Social Hierarchy^ • Ward Subculture- • Custodial Facility- • Custodial Staff- • Treatment staff- • Special Population- • Parole Board- 3. Components of a Youth Training School • Living Space • Security and Safety • Health Care
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: CRIMINALIZATION IN BLACK YOUTH Juvenile delinquency is regarded as a serious social problem in the United States and many other countries. It has caused increasing public concern‚ but it is by no means a new problem. Young people formed violent street gangs in American cities during the 1800 ’s‚ and delinquency rates were reported rising during the early 1900 ’s. Delinquency is found in all nations and is particularly widespread in highly industrialized nations that
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