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    BREAKING RULES: Children in Conflict with the Law and the Juvenile Justice Process THE EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES Save the Children UK is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance‚ the world’s leading independent children’s rights organisation‚ with members in 27 countries and operational programmes in more than 100 countries. Save the Children works with children and their communities to provide practical assistance and‚ by influencing policy and public opinion‚ bring about

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    Nicole McDonald POL 303 September 16‚ 2012 Instructor Nieman Final Paper Our criminal justice system is set in place in order to protect the citizens as well as set up and enforce laws that we must abide by. We rely on the laws to support our social and business life as well as our economics and standards of living. “Because it is so deeply entwined in its citizens’ lives‚ any nation’s criminal justice system can serve as a barometer of the nation’s standing in the world‚ security of its citizens

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    The Youth Justice System went through lots of change over the past 25 years and the laws have evolved even today. If you are thinking about youth crime‚ most people think of gang related crimes but there are lots of kinds of offence inside youth crime. The most common is drug-taking or drug dealing‚ but unfortunately we can meet many serious crime which caused by youth‚ it includes murder as well. Have you ever wondered why for example 10 years old killers are behind bars? Youth crimes are maybe

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    Juvenile Delinquents and Treatment Models Mark Roggeman Colorado Christian University Juvenile Delinquents and Treatment Models Among those who work in the juvenile justice system there is much discussion on how to effectively determine the appropriate consequences and or treatment for their actions. There are those who believe in punishment that includes incarceration and boot camp and there are those who believe in treatment programs with the goal of rehabilitation

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    Theories of Crime Causation Colleen Garland CJ102: Criminology Kaplan University 3/9/15 Abstract This paper will look at different theories in Criminology that are used to describe why crime occurs. The theories that will be looked at are Rational Choice Theory‚ General Theory of Crime‚ and Labeling Theory. The elements of each theory will be defined‚ any similarities or differences will be looked at‚ and finally any necessary improvements to each theory will be discussed. Theories of Crime Causation

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    The Juvenile Criminal Justice System and Adult court system have many simalities and differences. While the Juvenile Justice system is more concerned with rehabilitation of the Juvenile so he wont contine with more crime when he become an adult ‚ the adult court sytem is looking look to punish the adults with more harsh time‚ and consequences. They share similarlites such as procedural safeguards to protect their rights and also they both have the right to councel to help defend they self. Even though

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    Criminal Justice System Week One Assignment Loveie Keaton CJA/204 April 24‚ 2013 Scott Drissel Jr. Crime defines as conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government or no legally acceptable justification‚ or excuse. Schmalleger F. (2008) CRIMINAL JUSTICE (7thEd.). UPPER SADDLE‚ NJ To me it simplest definition‚ crime is any specific prohibited by law for our society has provided a formally sanctioned punishment. Also anybody can do a crime but the failure

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    cracking unsolved crime‚ identifying perpetrators‚ launching prosecutions‚ proving guilt at trial and bringing offenders to justice” (Paul Roberts in Tim Newburn et al‚ 2007: 95). How are criminal detection and/or investigation moulded and shaped by political‚ social and/or cultural forces? Criminal detection and proceedings never exist or function independently‚ the system‚ as a whole is an inherently complex network of interacting parties‚ procedures and forces. The shaping of criminal detection

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     In recent discussion of Juvenile Justice‚ a controversial issue has been whether juveniles should be tried as adults in adult courts for heinous crimes they have committed. On one hand‚ some argue that they should not be tried as adults and do not deserve harsh sentences but as children seeking help. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that those who commit such heinous crimes ought to be punished no matter the age. The juvenile court was created to handle juvenile offenders on the basis of

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    Systems Theory

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    A. Three main concepts about systems theory. „« The ripple effect 1. A chain reaction that spreads across a system affecting almost all or all parts. 2. The ripple effect can start as a small blip that alone has little importance. However‚ when this small incident starts to affect other parts of a large system‚ it spreads causing magnified problems for the group and its individual members. Cal State University‚ Chico had poor budget planning and too many extra expenses over the last few years

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